William Bell & George E. Palfrey – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Jack Powell, c. 1910

1- Photographs, Bell & Palfrey, Collections, Jack Powell, Photographers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, William Bell & George E. Palfrey

Jack Powell image by Bell & Palfrey.

1914 St. Louis Browns photo by G.E. Palfrey

Bell & Palfrey, Bobby Wallace, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, William Bell & George E. Palfrey

This 1914 photograph was taken by by St. Louis photographer G.E. Palfrey.

Barney Pelty, RPPCs

2 - Real Photo Postcards, Bell & Palfrey, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, William Bell & George E. Palfrey

These RPPCs of the St. Louis Browns player Barney Pelty were likely taken especially for him by the St. Louis photography firm of Bell & Palfrey in circa 1908 or 1909. They all bear a blind Bell & Palfrey stamp.

1908 St. Louis Browns RPPC with Rube Waddell

2 - Real Photo Postcards, Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Rube Waddell, William Bell & George E. Palfrey

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…