Robert W. Tebbs was one of the preeminent architecture photographers of the early 1900s. He is well known for his images of plantations in Louisiana and throughout the South. But, before he shifted his focus to architectural photography, he was a sports photographer based in…
Image of Ed Walsh at Bennett Park in Detroit. We know it is 1911 or earlier as that was the last season for ballpark. It could be as early as 1905 as the White Sox road uniform was virtually the same during that stretch. It…
Rare playing day of Hughie Jennings. We know this is c. 1902 based on the uniform and Jennings years with the Philadelphia Phillies. The photo is a known image of William Van Der Weyde as the original glass negtive resides in the Eastman House museum…
Image of Frank Chance taken by Francis P. Burke circa 1908. Burke was one of the foremost of Deadball photographers and based in Chicago. This image is a positive of the original negative which is in the Collection. It is likely this image was taken…
This photo comes from the George Michael Collection which had a focus on sliding images. The image was captured by Charles M. Conlon whose handwritten annotation appears on back. Interestingly, Conlon does not identify the players involved. The typed caption identifies the slider as Tris…
Classic image of Johnson and his slingshot delivery style. The 1916 date is based on the uniform he is wearing.
An image of Cy Williams hands gripping his bat. This is one of a series of Charles M. Conlon closeup studies. Conlon’s handwritten notes on back state “The pose of the natural born hitter, he permits his fingers to rest lightly on the club, without…
Evocative image of Ossie Vitt of the Detroit Tigers circa 1912, the maiden year of Navin Field. Not the ropes used to manipulate the infield tarp, the edge of which can be seen at lower right.
Photograph of Charlie Hickman of the Washington Senators in 1907 at Hilltop Park in New York City. The photograph is by Robert Tebbs whose exceptional images are rare.
Jim Thorpe in his first Spring Training as a Major League player. He is wearing a 1912 New York Giants uniform. The team doctor, Frank Finley is wearing a 1913 Giants jersey. Finley was John McGraw’s personal physician and obviously had privileges in training camp.…
A’s players at batting practice during Spring Training circa 1911. Note the caps and ball on the dirt near the players and the fact the negative appears to be reversed given the backward “A’s logo on Strunk’s jersey. The A’s players in the central grouping…
George McBride c. 1910 image shot by Harris & Ewing and published by Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate.