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A Photographic Treasury of Baseball’s Deadball Era

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!

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…

Image of Collins posing to field a grounder. What is particularly interesting in this image is the complete view of the top of the cap worn by the Philadelphia Athletics from 1909-1914.

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

This image is from circa 1905 and was taken by noted photographer Louis Van Oeyen. We know it is no later than 1905 because it appeared in the 1906 Lajoie Guide issued before that season.

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

Die cut image of Mordicai Brown’s hand that was injured as a young man on the farm. This disfigurement allowed him to put a spin on the ball like no other pitcher and has a major factor in his success.

Nice image of Mordecai Brown from the collection of the Chicago Daily News circa 1909. Brown’s mangled pitching hand is clearly visible. Also of note is the phrase printed on the ballpark wall “Please do not throw bottles”, it was an interesting age!

This image comes from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. The negative is located in the Chicago History Museum and indicates the shot is of Brown at the West Side Grounds during the 1907 World Series. This print is from the original negative but…

Iconic image of Rube Waddell in 1906 taken by The Pictorial News Co. Waddell is depicted in Philadelphia’s Columbia Park as we can determine from the backdrop. We know it at least 1906 as this exact print was used to create the supplement used in…