Photographs – Page 3 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Jack Warhop, c. 1910

1906-1910 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Jack Warhop, New York Highlanders, Photographs, Teams

Jack Warhop of the New York Highlanders c. 1910 by Brown Brothers. Note the early Brown Brothers address on back.

Art Fletcher portrait, c. 1911

Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Photographs

Grinning Art Fletcher of the New York Giants circa 1911 by Brown Brothers.

Art Fletcher, c. 1912

Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Photographs

Art Fletcher, of the New York Giants, circa 1912 at the Polo Grounds by Brown Brothers.

Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Browns c. 1915

"Smoky" Joe Wood, 1911-1915 Images, Bobby Wallace, Burt Shotten, Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Ernie Shore, Heine Wagner, Herb Pennock, Jack Barry, Photographs, Pinch Thomas, Players

This image depicts the aftermath of a scuffle between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns c. 1915 at Sportmans Park in St. Louis. The umpires, or perhaps policemen, are shown restraining the players. Depicted left to right are: Burt Shotten? of the St.…

Hughie Jennings, 1918 in Waxahachie, Texas

Agencies, Collections, Hall of Famers, Hughie Jennings, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Photographs, Waxahachie ML Spring Training

Detroit Tigers Manager and HOFer Hughie Jennings in Waxahachie, Texas for Spring Training in 1918.

Red Faber, 1921 in Waxahachie, Texas

Agencies, Hall of Famers, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Photographs, Red Faber, Waxahachie ML Spring Training

Red Faber when the Chicago White Sox trained in Waxahachie, Texas in 1921. The stadium backdrop is Jungle Park.

Rube Marquard, c. 1909

Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Rube Marquard

c. 1909 image of Rube Marquard by Harry B. Collins, Jr. This image was used for his May 1912 Police Gazette supplement, but is a circa 1909 image based on the uniform and stadium background with no box seats.

Oscar Vitt, Conlon contact print c. 1912

Charles M. Conlon, Collections, Photographs

Outstanding contact print of Oscar Vitt by Charles M. Conlon circa 1912. An excellent example of Conlon’s portrait work. Note Conlon’s handwritten identifier on the back of the image.

Sam Mertes, c. 1905 by Brown Brothers

Agencies, Brown Brothers, Photographs

Sam Mertes in the 1905 version of the New York Giants uniform, note the period after the “Y”. Likely taken in Spring Training based on the background. Of particular interest is the reverse of a penny in the upper left corner, such type penny went…

1910 New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park

Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Photographs

This image is of the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York. That uniform was only worn in 1910. Based on the stream of pennants visible in the background and the wrapped stadium pole it is likely this was Opening Day or another…

Hal Chase T202 center panel image, c. 1910

Collections, Hal Chase, Photographs, Photos used for Cards

This is the image that was used for Hal Chase’s center panel image in the T202 set. Not the script identification of “Chase” in the lower right corner. Here are the T202 front and back images.

Babe Ruth in 1925 in St. Petersburg, Florida

Babe Ruth, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographs

Babe Ruth at bat in Spring Training in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1925. We can establish the exact year based on the follow through image that has the pertinent information on the paper slug on back and the N.E.A. April 1925 date stamp. In fact,…