Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era – Page 4

Cy Young, c. 1911 by Richard W. Sears

Cy Young, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Richard W. Sears

This image of Young was likely taken in 1911 when he signed with the Boston Rustlers. It was taken by Boston photographer Richard W. Sears whose stamps appear on the photos back as well as the back of the presentation sleeve it resides in.

Rube Waddell, 1905 photo by Louis Van Oeyen

Hall of Famers, Louis Van Oeyen, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Rube Waddell

Superb large image of Rube Waddell taken by Louis Van Oeyen in Cleveland’s League Park in 1905. It was published in the 1906 Lajoie Guide and erroneously attributed to being in Boston, but this is clearly League Park. There is an early Van Oeyen stamp…

Tris Speaker, 1912

Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Tris Speaker

This intense portrait of Tris Speaker was likely taken during the 1912 World Series based on the uniform, the 1912 stamp, and the description of the game action written on back. One of the better Speaker images out there.

1914 St. Louis Browns photo by G.E. Palfrey

Bell & Palfrey, Bobby Wallace, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, William Bell & George E. Palfrey

This 1914 photograph was taken by by St. Louis photographer G.E. Palfrey.

1904 St. Louis Browns, Spring Training in Corsicana, Texas at Oil City Park

1- Photographs, Bobby Wallace, Hall of Famers, Jesse Burkett, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Corsicana was the birthplace of the Texas oil industry, as oil was discovered there in the 1890s, well before the famous Spindletop in 1901 in Beaumont. Note the oil derricks in the background at left and at far right. The photo was published in the…

Barney Pelty, RPPCs

2 - Real Photo Postcards, Bell & Palfrey, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, William Bell & George E. Palfrey

These RPPCs of the St. Louis Browns player Barney Pelty were likely taken especially for him by the St. Louis photography firm of Bell & Palfrey in circa 1908 or 1909. They all bear a blind Bell & Palfrey stamp.

“Doc” White glass negatives by Francis P. Burke

Doc White, Francis P. Burke, Glass Negatives, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

These four glass plate negatives of “Doc” White were taken by Francis P. Burke in circa 1912. They were all featured in the book That Old Ball Game by David R. Phillips, who rediscovered the Burke negatives in the 1970s.

Jeff Tesreau 1912 photo by J.R. Schmidt

1- Photographs, Collections, J.R. Schmidt, Jeff Tesreau, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Jeff Tesreau, the Giants rookie pitcher in Cincinnati in 1912. The photo is by Cincinnati photographer J.R. Schmidt.

Frank Chance c. 1906 photo

1- Photographs, Collections, Frank Chance, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players

Interesting large early photo of Frank Chance. The stamp on back means this image was once part of The Cleveland Leaders newspaper archive. Also note the bat is entirely a drawn in fiction, Chance was doing a mock swing, but was not actually holding a…