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A Photographic Treasury of Baseball’s Deadball Era

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

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

Eddie Collins at Hilltop Park in New York in 1912. Photo by Brown Brothers and almost identical as a shot of Home Run Baker that is also in the collection.

This image of Bresnahan was shot against the infield wall at the Polo Grounds in circa 1905. It is part of a series of shots showing Bresnahan going into his crouch. It is reminiscent of the Mathewson sequence done by John C. Hemment. It has…

Matty wearing his black 1911 World Series uniform. Photo by Underwood & Underwood. This image was used on a 1911 World Series postcard with Chief Bender.

Christy Mathewson as snapped by Louis Van Oeyen in 1911. Van Oeyen’s stamps can be seen on the reverse of the photo by shining a bright light through the back of the mount. One is his oval one and the other is a two line…

This photo depicts what is believed to be Ty Cobb at the bat against the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York in 1908.