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A Photographic Treasury of Baseball’s Deadball Era

Action shot of Hal Chase of the New York Highlanders early in his career. Based on the uniform and the background this was likely taken in Spring Training in Atlanta in 1908. There is a period Pictorial News Co. stamp on back with a couple…

Jack Warhop of the New York Highlanders c. 1910 by Brown Brothers. Note the early Brown Brothers address on back.

Willie Keeler image from 1907 based on the uniform. Rare image of him in his stance. Note how far he has choked up on the bat, the better to hit ’em where they ain’t!

Hal Chase as snapped by Robert W. Tebbs. This image appeared on a Tebbs composite image and a 1906 Police Gazette supplement. This print was the actual one used to create the supplement.

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…

One of the better portraits of Keeler. Taken in the 1900s, but printed in the 1920s by International Newsreel.

Iconic image of Willie Keeler snapped by the Pictorial News in Spring Training in Atlanta in 1903. The Highlanders/Yankees franchise was created in mid-March 1903 and accepted into the American League. This image was taken a couple of weeks later and is likely one of…

Circa 1906 photo of Willie Keeler in Spring Training by Spooner and Wells. Note Keeler’s truncated swing which allowed him to place the ball wherever he desired, “hit ’em where they ain’t:.

Real Photo Postcard showing the playing field, looking out to left field of Columbia Park, home of the Philadelphia Athletics through 1908. The title on front identifies it as New York vs. Athletics. The postmark on back is 1913, but the image was clearly shot…

A circa 1904 photo of Jack “Red” Kleinow. It was used for a 1906 Police Gazette supplement, and it is noted as such on back. We know it is likely 1904 based on the uniform. The striped socks and white cap with black horizontal lines…

A highly edited head shot of Keeler used for publication. Part of the Baseball Magazine collection.