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A Photographic Treasury of Baseball’s Deadball Era

This image depicts the aftermath of a scuffle between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns c. 1915 at Sportmans Park in St. Louis. The umpires, or perhaps policemen, are shown restraining the players. Depicted left to right are: Burt Shotten? of the St.…

A grouping of five snapshots of Huntington Grounds in Boston when the Red Sox faced the visiting Philadelphia Athletics. Likely taken by a fan during the series in late June 1911 when Philadelphia visiting. This is based on the scoreboard visible in one of the…

This oversized image with large lettering on the back banner was used for display at a newsstand. The back references the news that Speaker had been sold by the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Naps in early 1916. The image is by the American…

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…

Tris Speaker and Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox are seen here in Spring Training in Redondo Beach, California in March 1911.

Die cut image of Joe Wood which has been mounted and designed for publication. The image is by Charles M. Conlon.

Action shot of Tris Speaker in 1915 by Brown Brothers. Speaker is pictured at the Polo Grounds, where the New York Highlanders played that year. Image from the Underwood archives, it is thought this contact print was used in a showroom book for ordering prints.

Tris Speaker posed in profile at Spring Training in 1911 at Redondo Beach in California. Note Speaker’s hair has yet to turn grey. There is a photo from this same session of Harry Hooper in the Collection that notes the Redondo Beach location.

Image of Tris Speaker at Fenway Park circa 1912. What is interesting about this image, and unusual for the period, is that portions of it have been hand colorized.

Snapshot from Spring Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas in the early 1910s. Duffy Lewis, Harry Hooper and Tris Speaker are show.

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…