Dummy Taylor – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Dummy Taylor, Hemment photos c. 1903

1- Photographs, Collections, Dummy Taylor, John C. Hemment, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Sequence series from innovative photographer, John C. Hemment who was the father of the “photo finish”. These were taken circa 1903 at the Polo Grounds.

Dummy Taylor pair of 1904 photos

1- Photographs, Collections, Dummy Taylor, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Dummy Taylor pair of photos, the larger of which is stamped by Paul Thompson with his earliest stamp. The photos were taken in the Polo Grounds in New York. Based on the stamp and the uniform this dates the photo to 1904 and is one…