Double fold postcard depicting the inaugural game at Forbes Field on June 30, 1909. According to the boxscore for the game, Hall of Famer pitcher Vic Willis is on the mound and bow legged Hall of Famer Honus Wagner is at short. We can see…
This image was shot by a fan on October 10th at the 1912 World Series at Fenway Park. It depicts the crucial moment of game 3, with the Giants’ Rube Marquard facing Boston’s Larry Gardner in the bottom of the ninth. The postcard states it…
This game action shot shows the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox in September 1912 during Fenway’s inaugural season. The keys to establishing that series are the pressbox and the new box seats down the baselines. Fenway had a small pressbox atop the…
This postcard depicts players from the Ennis, Texas Minor League team during the 1916 season. The Ennis Tigers played in the Central Texas League a Class D minor league. The City Hall building, behind the firetruck, was newly constructed in 1915. W.D. Farris, for whom…
Hubel took images of Detroit Tiger players and superimposed them in Godzilla like poses against the Detroit skyline. Shown here is Wild Bill Donovan, Detroit’s star pitcher.
This postcard was likely created by a collector in October 1907. It depicts the 15 Detroit Tiger players who were included in the Dietsche Tigers postcard set. The collector likely collected the entire set, handwrote the players names and positions on the front of the…
Postcard featuring the Detroit Tigers during their American League pennant run in 1907. The clarity and tone can vary widely with this postcard, this one has a particularly rich sepia tone and outstanding clarity. Ty Cobb, during his first full season, is seen in the…
This is perhaps the rarest of the Ty Cobb rookie postcards, the H.M. Taylor LaFond Detroit Tigers Floral Horseshoe postcard commemorating “Wild Bill” Donovan. It depicts Donovan receiving a floral horseshoe during the September 30, 1907 Tigers game at Philadelphia when his Philadelphia fans presented…
Tom Coughlin, the Detroit Tigers third baseman, in action at Bennett Park in Detroit.
Jack Coombs appears in this 1911 postcard sponsored by a local Philadelphia camera store, Haworth’s, which specialized in Kodaks and also produced real photo postcards for customers as explained on the below advertising sample. The only other known card from this set, Jack Lapp, is…
In 1914 the Philadelphia Athletics passed through Abilene, Texas on their way back from a western tour prior to the season. Eddie Collins is seen a the bat against a local team of bankers. It was a regular occurrence in the Deadball Era for Major…
Cleveland Naps team postcard showcasing Carl Horner photographic images. This card was issued by the Souvenir Post Card Shop in Cleveland and is rare with the advertising slug on front. The shop issued a full postcard set featuring the individual player shots shown here in…