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 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.