This photo comes from the George Michael Collection which had a focus on sliding images. The image was captured by Charles M. Conlon whose handwritten annotation appears on back. Interestingly, Conlon does not identify the players involved. The typed caption identifies the slider as Tris…
An image of Cy Williams hands gripping his bat. This is one of a series of Charles M. Conlon closeup studies. Conlon’s handwritten notes on back state “The pose of the natural born hitter, he permits his fingers to rest lightly on the club, without…
Outstanding contact print of Oscar Vitt by Charles M. Conlon circa 1912. An excellent example of Conlon’s portrait work. Note Conlon’s handwritten identifier on the back of the image.
A contact print of Rube Marshall of the Philadelphia Phillies taken in 1912 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Contact prints with Conlon’s home address stamp are rare.
Interesting example of how Conlon edited his work for publication. His handwritten notations are on back and instruct the publisher on how to much the umpire closer for publication. Shown in the gallery is the resulting published work.
Contact print of Al Mattern by Charles M. Conlon. It has Conlon’s early 1910’s home address stamp on back.
Die cut image of Joe Wood which has been mounted and designed for publication. The image is by Charles M. Conlon.
Action shot of Hauser by Charles M. Conlon. This image has one of Conlon’s stamps with his home address from early in his photographic career. The image was used for Hauser’s 1912 M101-4 supplement.
McGraw kneeling along the baseline. This photo has extensive editing marks for publication. Famous image of McGraw by Charles M. Conlon.
Terrific closeup portrait of Tris Speaker by Charles Conlon circa 1912.
Early large Conlon print that also bears his later “Alden” stamp. What is most interesting is the “C.M. Conlon” autograph on back. His full signature is rare. He most often simply noted “Conlon” or “Conlon photo”.
Jack Pfeister by Charles Conlon circa 1910. It has Conlon’s 111th Street home address stamp on back.