1911-1915 Images – Page 12 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Grover Alexander – Thompson Photo, 1910s

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Portrait photo of Alexander in front of the dugout by Paul Thompson.

World Tour, Tris Speaker in London, 1914

1911-1915 Images, 1913-1914 World Tour, Agencies, Boston Red Sox, Collections, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams, Tris Speaker, World Series

Tris Speaker is in full swing in this image taken during the World Tour stop in London. This photo must have been taken contemporaneously with the image used in the 1915 Susini and 1934 R & J Hill baseball cards featuring Speaker. The uniforms are…

Chief Bender at the World Series, 1911

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Chief Bender just before game 5 of the 1911 World Series at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Bender won the game and the A’s went on to defeat the New York Giants in the series to claim the World Championship. Graig Kreindler, the noted artist, used…

Philadelphia Athletics at the 1911 World Series

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Bain captures the Philadelphia Athletics coming on the field at the Polo Grounds in New York for the first game of the World Series in which they would ultimately prevail and repeat as World Champions. The elephant sweaters are one of the iconic uniform pieces…