Photos used for Cards – Page 4 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Chief Bender – M113 Pose, c. 1912

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Chief Bender exhibits his fine pitching form in this photo. The image is likely by the American Press Association and used by the International News Service. There are two of these photos in the Collection, the second one is a closer cropped version. This image…

Chief Bender – Horner Cabinet, 1903

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This is a Carl Horner photo of Bender which has been chopped down by a former owner from a larger Horner 1903 A’s team cabinet. This is Bender’s best known portrait and was used for numerous card issues such as the T206 and W600 sets.

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 – D304 pose, c. 1911

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Chief Bender in his D304 card pose.

Chief Bender – Swinging Away, c. 1911

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Chief Bender at the bat circa 1911. This image was used for the 1911 Stevens Firearms ink blotter.

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 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…

Grover Alexander – Rookie Image, 1911

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This iconic photo of Alexander was taken during his rookie year by Paul Thompson. The image was used in the Sporting News M-102 set, the S81 Silks and other period issues. We know it is 1911 based on the fact the Sporting News supplement is…