New York Highlanders – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Hal Chase c. 1908 at Spring Training

1906-1910 Images, Agencies, Collections, Hal Chase, New York Highlanders, Photographs, Players, Teams, The Pictorial News Co.

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, c. 1910

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

Willie Keeler, c. 1907

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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 by Robert W. Tebbs, 1906

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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 Willie Keeler

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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…

Willie Keeler in profile

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

Birdee Cree, 1909 by Charles Conlon

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Birdee Cree of the Ne York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York in 1909. Photo by Charles M. Conlon which bears his home address stamp of 111th Street.

Willie Keeler, c. 1908 by Pictorial News Co.

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Willie Keeler at Spring Training in Atlanta, Georgia c. 1908. image by The Pictorial News Co.

Willie Keeler in 1903, E97 Card Image

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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…

Willie Keeler, c. 1906 in Spring Training

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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:.

Columbia Park, c. 1906 RPPC

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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…

“Red” Kleinow, New York Highlanders, circa 1904

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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…