This photo was taken by George Grantham Bain’s News Service of the front entry facade of Fenway Park in 1912. It has in his distinctive printing “Fenway Park Ball Grounds Exterior” etched into the negative at the front top. The back looks like this: It…
Sam Crawford strikes a confident pose for this portrait. Based on the uniform this photo must be circa 1915.
Eddie Collins in his M113 and Polo Grounds pose. A classic image of Collins which was used for several cards.
Collins at the Hilltop Park in New York in 1910 in a photo by George Grantham Bain. This must be no later than a 1910 photo based on the fact it was published in newspapers in 1910 and was the image used for the rare…
Eddie Collins at the 1911 World Series. Collins is seen here shaking hands with the Giants’ Larry Doyle prior to the game. The photo is by George Grantham Bain, his stamp can be seen under under the mount with a backlight.
Sam Crawford, Bobby Veach and Ty Cobb pose in this 1915 image. That outfield was one of the best in baseball history. Note the tobacco stains on Cobb’s pants. Ty Cobb is shown with trademark stare. This pose was obviously taken at the time, note…
These two snapshots were taken by a fan in the first game of a doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Naps at Detroit’s Navin Field on Saturday, September 27, 1913. Navin Field had just opened the year before and later became known as Tiger Stadium. We know it…
Snapshot photo of Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown which shows his mangled right hand as well as the outfield of the Palace of the Fans in Cincinnati which was torn down a few months after this photo was taken.
This is a rare outdoors shot by Boston photographer Carl Horner. This image depicts the 1912 championship Boston Red Sox team.
This composite photo of Opening Day shows Chief Bender scoring the first run of the season and President Taft throwing out the first ball.
A great example of a press photo used for a newspaper article. This photo was used for this article in a October 1911 newspaper just prior to his appearance in the World Series against the Giants.
Nice sepia toned portrait image of Bender. Photo by the American Press Association. Two copies of the photo are shown, it is interested to see the slight differences in tone and contrast.