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.

Bender awkwardly cocks his arm in this posed photo.

Bender warms up in this working press photo. The Reference Department June 16, 1913 stamp indicates it was in the Cleveland Leader archive.

A rare image of a smiling Chief Bender.

Chief Bender exhibits his fine pitching form in this photo. The image is likely by the American Press Association and used by the International News Service. There are two of these photos in the Collection, the second one is a closer cropped version. This image…

Oversized 14 x 17 game action shot of Bender at the Hilltop Park in New York. The Armory building, built in 1911, is evident behind the wall. This huge image would have hung at a newsstand to sell papers.

Chief Bender in his D304 card pose.

Bender portrait that is just a tick off from his Cracker Jack card pose. Image by the Pictorial News Co. which may have been acquired later by the Keystone View Company as many Pictorial News photos have 1920’s Keystone stamps.

Chief Bender at the bat circa 1911. This image was used for the 1911 Stevens Firearms ink blotter.

Bender and fellow Native American, Chief Meyers, meet prior to the start of the 1911 World Series. Photograph is by George Grantham Bain. This was a famous scene of the two Native Americans shaking hands before the start of the game. There is a second…