1916-1920 Images – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Carroll Jones, c.1917

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Carroll Jones, circa 1917 in Waxahachie, Texas for Spring Training.

Babe Ruth – Red Sox, 1916

1916-1920 Images, Babe Ruth, Charles M. Conlon, Hall of Famers, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players

Charles Conlon die cut photo of Babe Ruth with the Boston Red Sox circa 1918. Printed in the 1930s from the original negative.

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Bain Series – Swinging, 1916

1916-1920 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, George Grantham Bain's News Service, Hall of Famers, New York Yankees, Photographs, Players, Teams

This photo if part of a series of Baker shots that George Grantham Bain took in Spring Training 1916 when Baker first joined the Yankees after being bought for $25,000 form the Philadelphia A’s as shown in the news photo below. Baker is seen here…

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Bain Series – Running, 1916

1916-1920 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, George Grantham Bain's News Service, Hall of Famers, New York Yankees, Photographs, Players, Teams

This photo if part of a series of Baker shots that George Grantham Bain took in Spring Training 1916 when Baker first joined the Yankees after being bought for $25,000 form the Philadelphia A’s as shown in the news photo below. Baker is seen rounding…

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Bain Series – Fielding, 1916

1916-1920 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, George Grantham Bain's News Service, Hall of Famers, New York Yankees, Photographs, Players, Teams

This photo if part of a series of Baker shots that George Grantham Bain took in Spring Training 1916 when Baker first joined the Yankees after being bought for $25,000 form the Philadelphia A’s as shown in the news photo below. Also note the bat…