Underwood & Underwood image of Tris Speaker and Bill Carrigan at the 1915 World Series at Braves Field in Boston. Speaker is at right and peering directly into the camera. The Red Sox played their “home” World Series games at the Boston Braves field in…
Image of Collins posing to field a grounder. What is particularly interesting in this image is the complete view of the top of the cap worn by the Philadelphia Athletics from 1909-1914.
Tris Speaker and Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox are seen here in Spring Training in Redondo Beach, California in March 1911.
Shot of Jake Stahl from 1908, the only year he played for the New York Highlanders. The image is by the Pictorial News as we know by the red stamp that is barely bleeding through at the upper left. This can be seen in an…
This image is from circa 1905 and was taken by noted photographer Louis Van Oeyen. We know it is no later than 1905 because it appeared in the 1906 Lajoie Guide issued before that season.
Later print image of Ty Cobb sliding.
Die cut image of Joe Wood which has been mounted and designed for publication. The image is by Charles M. Conlon.
Die cut image of Mordicai Brown’s hand that was injured as a young man on the farm. This disfigurement allowed him to put a spin on the ball like no other pitcher and has a major factor in his success.
Nice image of Mordecai Brown from the collection of the Chicago Daily News circa 1909. Brown’s mangled pitching hand is clearly visible. Also of note is the phrase printed on the ballpark wall “Please do not throw bottles”, it was an interesting age!
Brown is shown here in his Chicago Federal League uniform in 1915. Brown was one of the handful of stars that joined the breakaway league. Likely a later print from the Chicago Daily News archives.
Harry Hooper early in his career, perhaps his rookie year of 1909.
McGraw kneeling along the baseline. This photo has extensive editing marks for publication. Famous image of McGraw by Charles M. Conlon.