Photographs – Page 10 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

c. 1903 Fred Clarke by William Vander Weyde

Hall of Famers, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photographs, Photos used for Cards, William M. Van Der Weyde

This image of Clarke was taken by William Vander Weyde in circa 1903. It is shown in the Eastman Museum online collection of Weyde negatives. This print was also used to create this 1907 postcard of Clarke. The image was also used on this September…

Sherwood Magee, c. 1919

New York Newspapers, Photographs

Nice image of Sherwood Magee with the Cincinnati Reds in 1919, the year they won the World Series. By the N.Y. Sun.

Kennesaw “Mountain” Landis, 1918

Hall of Famers, Photographs

The penetrating glare of Kennesaw “Mountain” Landis in 1918 when he was a Federal Judge in Chicago. A couple of years later he would become baseball’s first Commissioner, decide the 1919 Black Sox debacle and forever place his imprint on the game.

1914 Federal League First Game of the New League

Federal League, Photographs

Larry Schlaffly, Manager of the Buffalo Buffeds and Otto Knabe, Manager of the Baltimore Terrapins exchange greetings just prior to the first ever game of the Federal League. Here is the image in the Baltimore paper the next day. A truly historic image!

Sam Crawford, c. 1910 D304 Image

1906-1910 Images, Collections, Detroit Tigers, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Photos used for Cards, Players, Sam Crawford, Teams

This print of Sam Crawford was the production piece likely used to create his D304 card image and his 1916 Police Gazette supplement image. The masking matches those images. The research was done by Gumshoe Baseball and Deron Dixon.

1915 Chicago White Sox, likely by Francis P. Burke

Deadball Stadiums, Francis P. Burke

This image is likely by Francis P. Burke as there is a known image by him that is just a tick off of this one. Note the man at the center of the bottom row. This is the team’s black trainer “Doc” Buckner. He is…

1913 John McGraw, image by Francis Burke

Francis P. Burke, Hall of Famers, John McGraw

1913 profile image of McGraw by Francis Burke of Burke & Atwell.

Topsy Hartsel, c. 1909 Conlon Image

Charles M. Conlon, Photographers, Photographs

This striking image of Topsy Hartsel was taken by Charles M. Conlon in circa 1909 at Hilltop Park in New York. It bears Conlon’s handwriting on back. This image appears in McCabe’s Conlon book.

John McGraw, 1903 by The Pictorial News Co.

Agencies, Hall of Famers, John McGraw, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, The Pictorial News Co.

John McGraw image by The Pictorial News Co. in 1903. Used in McGraw’s Science of Baseball books in the mid 1900s.

Red Dooin, 1903 image by William Van Der Weyde

Collections, Photographs, William M. Van Der Weyde

Red Dooin at the Polo Grounds in 1903 as captured by William Van Der Weyde. This image was used for a Police Gazette supplement In July 1903. Van Der Weyde was fond of photographing players at interesting angles such as the stadium wall receding into…

Polo Grounds 1906 Pennant Day, first ever World Series Parade

Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Photographs

This image depicts Pennant Day on June 12, 1906 at the Polo Grounds in New York. The Giants were celebrating their first World Series pennant and had just finished with their parade through New York, the first World Series parade ever held. The cars the…

Walter Johnson, c. 1912 by Charles Conlon

1911-1915 Images, Charles M. Conlon, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographers, Photographs, Players, Teams, Walter Johnson, Washington Senators

Walter Johnson warming up at the Polo Grounds in New York circa 1912. The image is by Charles M. Conlon.