This image of Baker was taken in 1911 by Kingsmore, a noted Philadelphia photographer, during the World Series. This is one of the few known surviving prints of his work. Note the attribution on this page from the 1912 Reach Guide.

One of the best early career Mathewson photos out there. Mathewson seems to be contemplating what fame and fortune that small orb he holds in his hand will one day bring him. It is very likely this picture was taken at a 1902 photo shoot…

Gavy Cravath as photographed by Francis P. Burke of Burke & Atwell at Chicago’s West Side Grounds circa 1912. This image was used for his Cracker Jack and M101-4 cards.

Sharp and clear contact print by Underwood & Underwood of the Chicago Cubs team in 1912. The team is in their road uniform and jackets and are posed by the duguot at the Polo Grounds in New York. “Three Finger” Mordecai Brown is the third…

Portrait of Sam Crawford circa 1917 by the American Press Association.

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.

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 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…

This print of Sam Crawford was the production piece likely used to create his D304 card image and his 1916 Police Gazette supplement image. The masking matches those images. The research was done by Gumshoe Baseball and Deron Dixon.

This image is likely by Francis P. Burke as there is a known image by him that is just a tick off of this one. Note the man at the center of the bottom row. This is the team’s black trainer “Doc” Buckner. He is…