Players – Page 8 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Jim Bagby, 1912 image

F. Boellinger, Jim Bagby, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Mounted cabinet photos during the second half of the Deadball Era are uncommon. This image of Jim Bagby of the Cincinnati Reds in 1912 was taken by F. Boellinger.

Roger Bresnahan, c. 1905

Hall of Famers, John C. Hemment, Roger Bresnahan

This image of Bresnahan was shot against the infield wall at the Polo Grounds in circa 1905. It is part of a series of shots showing Bresnahan going into his crouch. It is reminiscent of the Mathewson sequence done by John C. Hemment. It has…

Christy Mathewson at the 1911 World Series

Christy Mathewson, Hall of Famers, Underwood & Underwood

Matty wearing his black 1911 World Series uniform. Photo by Underwood & Underwood. This image was used on a 1911 World Series postcard with Chief Bender.

Christy Mathewson, 1911 photo by Louis Van Oeyen

Christy Mathewson, Hall of Famers, Louis Van Oeyen

Christy Mathewson as snapped by Louis Van Oeyen in 1911. Van Oeyen’s stamps can be seen on the reverse of the photo by shining a bright light through the back of the mount. One is his oval one and the other is a two line…

Eddie Plank, c. 1908

Eddie Plank, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Eddie Plank seen circa 1908.

Bobby Wallace, c. 1910

Bobby Wallace, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Bobby Wallace at Hilltop Park in New York circa 1910. Photo is by Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate.

Ty Cobb at the Hilltop, c. 1908

Hall of Famers, Ty Cobb

This photo depicts what is believed to be Ty Cobb at the bat against the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York in 1908.

Eddie Foster, c. 1912 by William Kuenzel

Eddie Foster, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, William Kuenzel

This image of Eddie Foster of the Washington Senators was taken circa 1912 in Detroit by William Kuenzel.

Harry Hooper, c. 1909

Hall of Famers, Harry Hooper, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

A Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate photographer shot Hooper in motion circa 1909 at Hilltop Park in New York, home of the Highlanders.

Frank Baker and Stuffy McInnis in the locker room

Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

It is very unusual to see a photograph of a locker room during the Deadball Era. This image depicts Frank “Home Run” Baker and Stuffy McInnis in the locker room, likely in Shibe Park in Philadelphia, circa 1913.

Bobby Veach in Waxahachie, Texas 1918

5 - Waxahachie ML Spring Training, Bobby Veach, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

These three images of Veach were captured in April 1918 at Jungle Park in Waxahachie, Texas during Spring Training.

Roger Bresnahan, 1905 image by Harry Raess

Hall of Famers, Harry Raess, New York Newspapers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Roger Bresnahan

Bresnahan at bat at the Polo Grounds in 1905. The image is by Harry Raess, who worked for George Grantham Bain and other photo services and newspapers in New York. The image was published in The New York Herald in 1905.