The following 14 signed photographs were part of the Frank W. Smith Collection. Smith was a staff photographer for the Cleveland Ledger in the early 1900s. He created a scrapbook that contained these New York Giants photos as well as Cleveland Naps photos. The better…
This picturesque image of Larry Doyle was taken by Louis Van Oeyen at Forbes Field in Pittsburg on September 19, 1911. The date is noted on back in Van Oeyen’s own hand. A check of the boxscores shows that the New York Giants indeed played…
Wonderful 5 x 7 image of Opening Day 1911 at Hilltop Park, home of the New York Highlanders. Hal Chase, the Highlander’s manager is seen being presented a floral wreath. The opposing team is the Washington Nationals. There are other Bain shots of this day in…
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…
This image is of Ty Cobb. It was taken at Bennet Park in Detroit which was demolished after the 1911 season. The photographer was Detroit’s own Fred G. Wright who also provided the photography for the 1907 H.M. Taylor Detroit Tigers postcard set, as credited…
Cy Young and James “Deacon” McGuire pose on a hotel veranda in circa 1910. McGuire managed Cleveland while Young was there from 1909 to 1911. The photo is by Van Oeyen and reputedly this and dozens of other Van Oeyen framed photographs of like type…
This image of Bender was taken by Charles Conlon circa 1909 based on the uniform. Note the intensity of Bender in his follow through. Conlon’s stamp, which has been marked through, and handwriting are on the back of the photo.
This photo by Burke and Atwell appeared in newspapers during the 1910 season. The image was used for the 1911 Berger Philadelphia A’s foldout mail card. It was also the image used for the 1912 Plow’s Candy set.
Image of Addie Joss at League Park in Cleveland. This photo is by Louis Van Oeyen, the noted Cleveland based photographer, circa 1908. Joss photos are very rare as he died at age 31 in the prime of his career. Even rarer are images of…
Chief Bender in his Pinkerton T5 and scorecard image. The original photo is by Charles Conlon as seen in the Collection. Pinkerton, a tobacco company, issued the T5 cabinet cards with an actual photo print and also smaller postcard sized lithographic scorecard back and plan…
Charles Conlon photo of Albert Kip Selbach in 1904 with the Boston Red Sox.
Nap Lajoie in an early image. This photo was shown in the 1906 Lajoie Baseball Guide.