Charles M. Conlon – Page 3 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

George Winter – Conlon Photo, 1904

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Conlon image of George Winter in 1904. It was the image for an embossed postcard in circa 1906.

Vic Willis – Conlon Photo, 1904

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Vic Wills as photographed by Charles Conlon in 1904. Willis is shown as a member of the NL’s Boston Beaneaters. The photo was taken at Brooklyn’s Washington Park and the Guinea Flats Apartments visible in the background.

Zack Wheat – Conlon Photo, c. 1919

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Zack Wheat’s powerful swing captured by Charles Conlon. The second set of images at bottom, which are not in the collection, show Wheat’s signature on the back as well Conlon’s Stamp. This photo was also used for Wheat’s 1927 Exhibit card.

Ed Walsh – Conlon Photo, 1904

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Ed Walsh as captured by Charles Conlon in 1904. Two copies of the photo are shown, the larger one with the Conlon stamp on back. This is one of several 1904 Conlons in the Collection.

Babe Ruth – Red Sox, 1916

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Charles Conlon die cut photo of Babe Ruth with the Boston Red Sox circa 1918. Printed in the 1930s from the original negative. The Sporting News owned many of Conlon’s negatives. This image is from the Sporting News Archive and was used to produce a…

Kid Nichols – Conlon Photo, 1904

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Charles Conlon photo of Kid Nichols in 1904, Conlon’s first year of Conlon’s baseball photographic career. Photos of Nichols are very rare.

Christy Mathewson – Conlon Tuxedo Tobacco pose, 1912

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Iconic Christy Mathewson pose that was the basis for the Tuxedo tobacco ads featuring Matty. Here is a print ad from 1913, Tuxedo regularly used images of and endorsements from sports and entertainment stars of the day for their ads. This photo was taken and…