Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era – Page 14

Chief Bender – Hilltop Park, 1911

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Oversized 14 x 17 game action shot of Bender at the Hilltop Park in New York. The Armory building, built in 1911, is evident behind the wall. This huge image would have hung at a newsstand to sell papers.

Chief Bender – E98 and T201 image, c. 1908

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Bender in his E98 pose. This image was used on several baseball cards.

Chief Bender – Graceful Delivery, c. 1910

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Perhaps the most graceful images of Bender ever shot. Taken at Shibe Park in Philadelphia by the American Press Association. In our humble opinion, these are the best Chief Bender photos ever shot.

Chief Bender – Phillies bench, 1917

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Bender is shown with other members of the 1917 Philadelphia Phillies. Pat Moran is on the ground at left and Grover Alexander is seated on the bench at far left. This was Bender’s last full year in the Majors.

Chief Bender – Conlon Portrait, 1917

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One of the best portraits of Bender. Taken by Charles Conlon, so clear that you can actually see Conlon reflected in the pupils of Bender’s eyes.

Chief Bender – Conlon T206 image, 1909

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Perhaps Bender’s best known photo. This image was shot by Charles Conlon and was used for numerous card issues such as the T206 “No Trees” and T5 Pinkerton cabinet. Analysis of the scoreboard in the expanded image above determines this photo was taken on July 3,…

Chief Bender – Baseball Bats image, 1905

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Chief Bender warms up. Note the photographer with the camera on his knee photographing Bender. This pose was used on the Baseball Bats card. Based on the definitive research of Deron Dixon it is possible to identify the backdrop as the New York Highlanders home…

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Texas Tommy Pose, c. 1910

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This “Home Run” Baker pose was used for the Texas Tommy, Polo Grounds and M113 sets shown below. The extensive masking on this photo indicates it may well have been used to produce one of these cards.

Frank “Home Run” Baker – M101-2 Pose, c. 1910

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Burke and Atwell photo of Baker in the pose that was used for the Sporting News M101-2 supplement. It is quite possible, based on the markings on this photo that appear in the supplement that this was the actual photo used to make the supplement.

Frank “Home Run” Baker T227 pose, 1911

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Famous Charles M. Conlon image of Baker that was used for the T227 baseball card set. The image was also used in newspaper ads for Coca-Cola as well.

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Oversized Portrait, c. 1911

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Huge 14 x 17 oversize photo of an intense Baker. These were hung at newsstands to sell newspapers, thus the oversize type on back to enable it to be read at a distance. The largest Type 1 Deadball Era photograph we have ever seen.

Frank “Home Run” Baker Reading Pretzels, pre-rookie in 1908

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Cabinet photo of the 1908 Reading Pretzels of the Tri-State League. Home Run Baker is shown in one of his earliest photos. Baker made his Major League debut with the Philadelphia Athletics later that year. Also shown is Shag Shaughnessey. Below is a postcard which…