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A Photographic Treasury of Baseball’s Deadball Era

Frank Chance at the batting cage at Spring Training in Houston, Texas in 1914. Photo by Brown Brothers.

Roger Bresnahan and Jimmy Archer of the Cubs at the Polo Grounds in New York in 1915. Photo by Underwood & Underwood.

Casey Stengel in circa 1916 in the early years of his career.

“Iron Man” Joe McGinnity strikes a pose during Spring Training in Savannah, Georgia circa 1904. This image graced the cover of Spalding’s How to Pitch from 1905 and onwards.

Walter Johnson receiving a trophy on Walter Johnson Day in 1913.

Ty Cobb and Bennie Kauff in Houston, Texas during Spring Training in 1916.