Carl J. Horner – The Chapman Deadball Collection

George McQuillan, c. 1908, Cracker Jack image

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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.

Art Nichols, c. 1902 Carl Horner cabinet photo

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Art Nichols c. 1902 cabinet photo by Carl Horner. Nichols was with St. Louis from 1901 to 1903 and the back of our photo has a 1902 date taken handwritten note. The Horner mount lists his 11 Winter St. address which he used in the…

Willie Keeler, 1903 Carl Horner photo

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This is the iconic photo of Keeler by Carl Horner which was used for the T206, E90-1, T204 Ramly and Fan Craze sets. It was also this exact photo which was used for Highlander team page in the 1907 Lajoie Baseball Guide, note the painted…

Boston Red Sox Carl Horner photo, 1912

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This is a rare outdoors shot by Boston photographer Carl Horner. This image depicts the 1912 championship Boston Red Sox team.

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.