Photos used for Cards – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Chief Bender, Conlon T206 image, 1909 – $2,900

1906-1910 Images, Chief Bender, Collections, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos for Sale, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Photos used for Cards, Players, Teams

Buy Now 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…

George McBride, c. 1912

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, George McBride, Photographs, Photos used for Cards, Washington Senators

George McBride, Washington Senators, c. 1912 by Brown Brothers. His B-18 blanket image.

Steve O’Neill, c. 1912

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Cleveland Naps, Collections, Photographs, Photos used for Cards, Steve O'Neill

Catcher Steve O’Neill, Cleveland Naps, circa 1912 by Brown Brothers. His B-18 blanket image.

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.

George McQuillan, c. 1908, Cracker Jack image

Carl J. Horner, Collections, Photographs, Photos used for Cards

Carl Horner photo of George McQuillan from circa 1908. It was used for his 1915 Cracker Jack card. Note the Horner blind stamp on the print. Horner’s blind stamp on an unmounted photo is incredibly rare.

Dave Bancroft c. 1915 M101-4 image

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This Bancroft image was used for his 1916 Sporting News M101-4 image. It is likely this image was from 1915, his rookie season.

Jake Stahl, 1908 T3 Image

Agencies, Photos used for Cards, Players, The Pictorial News Co.

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…

Rube Waddell, 1906 E93 Image

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Iconic image of Rube Waddell in 1906 taken by The Pictorial News Co. Waddell is depicted in Philadelphia’s Columbia Park as we can determine from the backdrop. We know it at least 1906 as this exact print was used to create the supplement used in…

Joe Tinker and Roger Bresnahan, 1908, E96 image – $5,000

1906-1910 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Chicago Cubs, Collections, Hall of Famers, Joe Tinker, New York Giants, Photographs, Photos for Sale, Photos used for Cards, Players, Roger Bresnahan, Teams

Buy Now – $5,000 Joe Tinker at the bat, and Roger Bresnahan behind the plate at the Polo Grounds in 1908. The script writing at right identifies both. One of the better in game images of Tinker. Photo by Brown Brothers. This image was…

Gravvy Cravath, c. 1912 Cracker Jack image by Francis P. Burke

Francis P. Burke, Photos used for Cards

Gravvy Cravath as photographed by Francis P. Burke of Burke & Atwell at Chicago’s West Side Grounds circa 1912. This image was used for his Cracker Jack and M101-4 cards.

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…

Sam Crawford, c. 1910 D304 Image

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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.