This RPPC depicts a Cubs game at the West Side Grounds in Chicago circa 1910.
Wonderfully detailed real photo postcard of the 1908 St. Louis Browns featuring Hall of Famers Rube Waddell and Bobby Wallace. By the General Photo Co. which also produced non real photo versions. Here is our postcard with another postcard of the same image naming the…
Real Photo Postcard showing the playing field, looking out to left field of Columbia Park, home of the Philadelphia Athletics through 1908. The title on front identifies it as New York vs. Athletics. The postmark on back is 1913, but the image was clearly shot…
RPPC taken November 9, 1913 at Washington Park in Los Angeles showcasing an exhibition game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants as they toured the West Coast prior to undertaking their around the world tour. The back notes it is Tessreau, the…
This photo was taken at the 1917 World Series at Comiskey Park between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants. We know it is Comiskey Park based on the overall composition of the stadium. We know it is the World Series based on…
This interesting image was shot by Schumann in Hamilton Park, Chicago in 1907. It appears to capture a baseball game taking place. Note several players in the dark uniforms with white socks and belt, and with white caps with a dark bill. This matches the…
This is simply one of the best photographs of Columbia Park, home of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901-1908, existent. The note in the margin in the handwriting of the photographer mentions it depicts a game between Cleveland and Philadelphia, the Athletics are in the field…
Wonderful shot of the Boston Red Sox barnstorming at the University of Illinois in Champaign in 1913 on their way back from Spring Training. They played several games, and this photo was taken on April 5th, the last game in the series. The Red Sox…
This image was snapped from Coogan’s Bluff overlooking the Polo Grounds during a game between the New York Giants and the Boston Doves on April 28, 1909. The back annotation mentions the game and the scoreboard confirms that description. The scorboard shows Boston leading New…
Haworth’s, which produced the Jack Lapp and Jack Coombs RPPCs in the Collection in 1911, was a photography store in Philadelphia. This was likely their first foray into baseball postcards. This ad appeared in the August 8, 1909 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Clearly this…
Rube Waddel, a lefty, is on the mound pitching at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis on June 26, 1909. As referenced on the back, he and the St. Louis Browns faced the Detroit Tigers. Waddell lost the game, 6-2 to the Tigers. This is a…
This was the Inaugural game at the new Shibe Park in Philadelphia on April 12, 1909. Our view of the A’s dugout shows most of the team’s players. (L to R) Heinie Heitmuller, Danny Murphy, Bob Ganley, Eddie Plank, Jack Lapp, Jimmy Dygert, Eddie Collins,…