These snapshots of Bender on the mound in Boston’s Braves Field were taken in 1917 when Bender was with the Philadelphia Phillies. The photos are still mounted to the scrapbook page they were found in.

Bender press photo. Editing marks, typical of a working press photo of the period are readily evident.

Bender shows his pitching grip. The baseball is a Spalding ball which was used only in the National League, thus this photo must be from the 1913 World Series. A Paul Thompson agency photo. Here is the November 1913 Baseball Magazine in which this very…

Bender awkwardly cocks his arm in this posed photo.

Bender demonstrates his powerful form while warming up. A particularly graceful image of Bender.

Chief Bender is seen borrowing the mower in Spring Training 1916 with the Phillies. Note the actual groundskeeper holding Bender’s glove.

Bender warms up in this working press photo.

A rare image of a smiling Chief Bender.

Chief Bender exhibits his fine pitching form in this photo. The image is likely by the American Press Association and used by the International News Service. There are two of these photos in the Collection, the second one is a closer cropped version. This image…

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.

Oversized 14 x 17 game action shot of Bender at the Hilltop Park in New York. The Armory building, built in 1911, is evident behind the wall. This huge image would have hung at a newsstand to sell papers.

Bender as a young clerk in a gun store. He was a master trapshooter.