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Superb Brown Brothers image of Ty Cobb striking a batting pose at Bennett Park in Detroit circa 1915. One of our favorite Cobb images.

This image of Bender was taken by Charles Conlon circa 1909 based on the uniform. Note the intensity of Bender in his follow through. Conlon’s stamp, which has been marked through, and handwriting are on the back of the photo.

A crisp Brown Brothers photograph of Chief Bender in Shibe Park Philadelphia circa 1911. This shot was used to produce his 1912 T227 card, note the rotation of the image for the card which produces an unnatural tilt to his head. The original glass plate…

This photo is by George Grantham Bain’s News Service and the negative is in the Bain Collection at the Library of Congress. The shot depicts the pregame warmup before the Highlanders and Athletics began play. Note the bunting and flags. Also note the baseballs in…

This photo depicts from left to right: Harry Heilmann (HOF), George Burns (1926 AL MVP), Ty Cobb (HOF), Bobby Veach and Sam Crawford (HOF) posing in the infield of Jungle Park in Waxahachie, Texas. This photo was likely taken the same day as the individual…

Chief Bender portrait by George Burke in 1931 when he was a coach for the New York Giants.

This photo by Burke and Atwell appeared in newspapers during the 1910 season. The image was used for the 1911 Berger Philadelphia A’s foldout mail card. It was also the image used for the 1912 Plow’s Candy set.

Image of Addie Joss at League Park in Cleveland. This photo is by Louis Van Oeyen, the noted Cleveland based photographer, circa 1908. Joss photos are very rare as he died at age 31 in the prime of his career. Even rarer are images of…

This was the Inaugural game at the new Shibe Park in Philadelphia on April 12, 1909. Our view of the A’s dugout shows most of the team’s players. (L to R) Heinie Heitmuller, Danny Murphy, Bob Ganley, Eddie Plank, Jack Lapp, Jimmy Dygert, Eddie Collins,…

Postcard featuring the Detroit Tigers during their American League pennant run in 1907. The clarity and tone can vary widely with this postcard, this one has a particularly rich sepia tone and outstanding clarity. Ty Cobb, during his first full season, is seen in the…

Roger Bresnahan from the Bregstone postcard set which featured member of the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. This set features stunning clarity and on the field shots of the players.

Chief Bender in his Pinkerton T5 and scorecard image. The original photo is by Charles Conlon as seen in the Collection. Pinkerton, a tobacco company, issued the T5 cabinet cards with an actual photo print and also smaller postcard sized lithographic scorecard back and plan…