Willie Keeler image from 1907 based on the uniform. Rare image of him in his stance. Note how far he has choked up on the bat, the better to hit ’em where they ain’t!

Underwood & Underwood image of Tris Speaker and Bill Carrigan at the 1915 World Series at Braves Field in Boston. Speaker is at right and peering directly into the camera. The Red Sox played their “home” World Series games at the Boston Braves field in…

Image of Collins posing to field a grounder. What is particularly interesting in this image is the complete view of the top of the cap worn by the Philadelphia Athletics from 1909-1914.

Tris Speaker and Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox are seen here in Spring Training in Redondo Beach, California in March 1911.

Late Deadball Era image of HOFer George Sisler swinging. Image by N.E.A.

Shot of Jake Stahl from 1908, the only year he played for the New York Highlanders. The image is by the Pictorial News as we know by the red stamp that is barely bleeding through at the upper left. This can be seen in an…

Some of the earliest images of the Polo Grounds in New York that you will ever see. Based on the stadium configuration and uniforms these images are likely from 1901.

This is an image of Jim Jones of the New York Giants by early baseball photographer Hugh O’Neil circa 1901-1902. O’Neil’s name can be seen in pencil at lower right on the mount. The “Fielder Jones”, means he is a fielder, not that the player…

This image is from circa 1905 and was taken by noted photographer Louis Van Oeyen. We know it is no later than 1905 because it appeared in the 1906 Lajoie Guide issued before that season.

A contact print of Rube Marshall of the Philadelphia Phillies taken in 1912 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Contact prints with Conlon’s home address stamp are rare.

Very early image of the Polo Grounds in New York circa 1901. It appears the New York Giants and taking on the Chicago Orphans, not the sign near home plate advertising the next game between New York and Chicago. Also note the sheets used to…

Interesting example of how Conlon edited his work for publication. His handwritten notations are on back and instruct the publisher on how to much the umpire closer for publication. Shown in the gallery is the resulting published work.