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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.

Taken by a fan from the stands at Cy Young Day on August 13, 1908 at Huntington Grounds in Boston as the Red Sox played a team of American League All-Stars who were recruited for the occasion. Young is seen at the bat about to…

Taken by a fan from the stands at Cy Young Day on August 13, 1908 at Huntington Grounds in Boston as the Red Sox played a team of American League All-Stars who were recruited for the occasion. Young is seen on the mound. For the…

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…

Matty modeling his purple plaid uniform which was only used in 1916. This uniform was probably one of the most distinctive looks seen in baseball history.

After the 1913 Major League season, and before they embarked their overseas World Tour in 1913-1914 the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox barnstormed their way across the country for a series of games. This image depicts the White Sox bench just prior to…

Rube Waddel, a lefty, is on the mound pitching at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis on June 26, 1909.  As referenced on the back, he and the St. Louis Browns faced the Detroit Tigers.  Waddell lost the game, 6-2 to the Tigers. This is a…

The Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Joe Tinker poses in the West Side Grounds in Chicago circa 1910.

This was the Inaugural game at the new Shibe Park in Philadelphia on April 12, 1909. Our view of the A’s dugout shows most of the team’s players. (L to R) Heinie Heitmuller, Danny Murphy, Bob Ganley, Eddie Plank, Jack Lapp, Jimmy Dygert, Eddie Collins,…

Edd Roush as a member of the local town team, the Oakland City Walkovers, circa 1909. This image was featured in Lawrence Ritter’s profile of Roush in his classic Deadball book The Glory of Their Times. This image perfectly captures the essence of the Era.…

Cartoon postcard with what we believe is Mathewson’s head superimposed over the cartoon figure of a baseball player. In 1910 Mathewson had become one of the few player’s in baseball earning a salary of $10,000 a year.