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A Photographic Treasury of Baseball’s Deadball Era

The Chapman Deadball Collection

The Chapman Deadball Collection

Rube Waddell at Rollins College, 1903 image by Walter R. Merryman

1900-1905 Images, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell was one of the most fascinating characters of the Deadball Era, or any era for that matter. In January 1903 during the offseason Waddell took a job as a player/coach for Rollins College in Ormond, Florida. He brought in fellow Philadelphia Athletics’ catcher…

1917 Harry Heilmann

1916-1920 Images, Agencies, Collections, Detroit Tigers, Felix Mendelsohn, Hall of Famers, Harry Heilmann, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams

This print of Harry Heilmann was issued by Felix Mendelsohn. While not a photographer himself, Mendelsohn issued a set of cards, the M101-6 set, which this image was included within. It is suspected Francis Burke may have taken many of the images for Mendelsohn.

c. 1903 Willie Keeler

1900-1905 Images, Agencies, Collections, Hall of Famers, New York Highlanders, Photographs, Players, Teams, The Pictorial News Co., Willie Keeler

c. 1903 Pictorial News Co. print of Wee Willie Keeler leaping for a high one. Likely take at the same time as the other 1903 Pictorial News image of Keeler which is in the Collection. This image was used for the front cover of the…

1908 Cy Young portrait

1906-1910 Images, Agencies, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Newspapers, Collections, Cy Young, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Players, Teams

One of the best images of Young from late in his career. This image is from 1908 based on the jersey, note the “Boston” printed on the red sock on Young’s jersey along with the crisscross lace enclosure. The back tells us this image came…

Sam Crawford, c. 1910 D304 Image

1906-1910 Images, Collections, Detroit Tigers, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Photos used for Cards, Players, Sam Crawford, Teams

This print of Sam Crawford was the production piece likely used to create his D304 card image and his 1916 Police Gazette supplement image. The masking matches those images. The research was done by Gumshoe Baseball and Deron Dixon.

1915 Chicago White Sox, likely by Francis P. Burke

1911-1915 Images, Buck Weaver, Chicago White Sox, Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Francis P. Burke, Hap Felsh, Photographers, Photographs, Players, Teams

This image is likely by Francis P. Burke as there is a known image by him that is just a tick off of this one. Note the man at the center of the bottom row. This is the team’s black trainer “Doc” Buckner. He is…

1913 John McGraw, image by Francis Burke

1911-1915 Images, Collections, Francis P. Burke, Hall of Famers, John McGraw, New York Giants, Photographers, Photographs, Players, Teams

1913 profile image of McGraw by Francis Burke of Burke & Atwell.

John McGraw, 1903 by The Pictorial News Co.

1900-1905 Images, Agencies, Collections, Hall of Famers, John McGraw, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, The Pictorial News Co.

John McGraw image by The Pictorial News Co. in 1903. Used in McGraw’s Science of Baseball books in the mid 1900s.

Walter Johnson, c. 1912 by Charles Conlon

1911-1915 Images, Charles M. Conlon, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographers, Photographs, Players, Teams, Walter Johnson, Washington Senators

Walter Johnson warming up at the Polo Grounds in New York circa 1912. The image is by Charles M. Conlon.

Christy Mathewson, c. 1904-1906

Christy Mathewson, Collections, Hall of Famers, New York Giants, Players, Real Photo Postcards, Teams

This image depicts Christy Mathewson, likely in Spring Training, in cicra 1904 to 1906. The uniform he was wearing was only used in 1904 and 1905. The postcard back is undivided which means prior to early 1907. Note the medicine ball at his feet.

Chief Flynn circa 1912

Chief Flynn, Cleveland Newspapers

Chief Flynn circa 1912.

Ray Collins in 1915

George T. Murray, Ray Collins

Ray Collins at Spring Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1915. Photo by G.T. Murray.