Teams – Page 12 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

1905 New York Giants Championship Parade

1900-1905 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Hall of Famers, New York Giants, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Teams

This mounted photograph was taken on Opening Day 1905 before the game between the New York Giants and Boston Beaneaters by Brown Brothers. We know the occasion as the uniforms match 1905 and the scene matches the newspaper article from the New York Times on…

Willie Keeler in 1903, E97 Card Image

1900-1905 Images, Agencies, Collections, Hall of Famers, New York Highlanders, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Photos used for Cards, Players, Teams, The Pictorial News Co., Willie Keeler

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 1907 Bobby Wallace RPPC

Bobby Wallace, Collections, Hall of Famers, Players, Real Photo Postcards, St. Louis Browns, Teams

This vignette postcard of Hall of Famer Bobby Wallace is postmarked 1909, but depicts Wallace wearing a 1907 St. Louis Browns uniform. This postcard is similar to the 1909 Pittsburg Pirates vignette postcard series, however no other postcards of Browns of this type are known.

Tris Speaker in London with World Tour 1914

1911-1915 Images, 1913-1914 World Tour, Chicago White Sox, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Players, Teams, Tris Speaker, World Tour

Tris Speaker goofs off with the White Sox World Tour mascot. This image was taken at the same time as the Thompson photo of this scene in the Collection.

1910 Philadelphia A’s composite RPPC

Chief Bender, Collections, Eddie Collins, Eddie Plank, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Haworth Kodak Philadelphia A's, Philadelphia Athletics, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Real Photo Postcards, Team Photos, Teams

Rarely seen real photo composite postcard of the World Champion A’s, likely issued during the 1911 World Series. The October 28, 1911 postmark is only two days after the A’s completed their victorious series against the New York Giants. “Champion Athletics” could refer to the…

Chief Bender, Cracker Jack pose circa 1910 by Frances P. Burke

1906-1910 Images, Chief Bender, Collections, Francis P. Burke, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Photos used for Cards, Players, Teams

This pose was used for the 1914/1915 Cracker Jack sets. A beautiful shot of Bender, forever immortalized on a cardboard slab. The photo was taken by Frances P. Burke of Burke & Atwell. We know this because of a 1910 A’s postcard attributed to Burke…

Willie Keeler, c. 1906 in Spring Training

1906-1910 Images, Agencies, Collections, Hall of Famers, New York Highlanders, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Spooner & Wells, Teams, Willie Keeler

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:.

1908 St. Louis Browns RPPC with Rube Waddell

Bell & Palfrey, Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Hall of Famers, Photographers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Real Photo Postcards, Rube Waddell, St. Louis Browns, Teams, William Bell & George E. Palfrey

Wonderfully detailed real photo postcard of the 1908 St. Louis Browns featuring Hall of Famers Rube Waddell and Bobby Wallace. By the General Photo Co. which also produced non real photo versions. Here is our postcard with another postcard of the same image naming the…

Columbia Park, c. 1906 RPPC

Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Eddie Plank, Hall of Famers, New York Highlanders, Philadelphia Athletics, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Real Photo Postcards, Rube Waddell, Teams

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…

Chief Bender, c. 1910

1906-1910 Images, Agencies, Chief Bender, Collections, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Players, Teams

Classic image of a smiling Bender in his windup as captured by Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate in circa 1910. Taken at New York’s Hilltop Park.

Boston’s Golden Outfield, Speaker, Hooper & Lewis 1915

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Newspapers, Chicago Tribune, Collections, Duffy Lewis, Hall of Famers, Harry Hooper, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams, Tris Speaker

Nice image of Boston’s Golden Outfield, Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper (left to right). This image was taken in Chicago’s Comiskey Park which is recognizable in the background. This image was taken by The Chicago Tribune photo bureau. We know it is from…

“Red” Kleinow, New York Highlanders, circa 1904

1900-1905 Images, Agencies, Collections, New York Highlanders, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Red Kleinow, Teams, The Pictorial News Co.

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…