Philadelphia Athletics – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Harry Davis swinging away, 1912 World Series

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Harry Davis, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Players, Teams, World Series, World Series Images

1912 World Series image of Harry Davis at the Polo Grounds in New York by Brown Brothers.

Ira Thomas, c. 1912

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Ira Thomas, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, World Series Images

Ira Thomas at the Polo Grounds for the 1912 World Series. Photo by Brown Brothers.

1910 Philadelphia Athletics composite photo – $2,900

1906-1910 Images, Chief Bender, Collections, Eddie Collins, Eddie Plank, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos for Sale, Players, Teams

Buy Now – $2,900 Terrific mounted composite photo of the members of the 1910 pennant winning Philadelphia Athletics. Razor sharp images of the team. These images are not seen anywhere else.

1911 Philadelphia Athletics team photo by William Jennings

1911-1915 Images, Chief Bender, Collections, Danny Murphy, Eddie Collins, Eddie Plank, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Players, Teams

A well known image of the Champion 1911 Philadelphia Athletics taken by William Jennings. This image was used for the Stetson Hats postcard of the A’s amongst others.

Danny Murphy and “Home Run” Baker, 1910

1906-1910 Images, Collections, Danny Murphy, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Joseph N. Pearce, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Teams

Danny Murphy eating a sandwich and “Home Run” Baker smoking a pipe and reading a book during a break in Spring Training in 1910. Photo by Joseph N. Pearce.

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…

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Galveston, Texas, 1912

Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Lee Stopple - Galveston Spring Training, Philadelphia Athletics, Players, Real Photo Postcards, Teams

Lee Stopple, a noted photographer, took this image of Baker and the similar image of Christy Mathewson also in this collection. The clarity and composition of the photos is of exceptional quality and we can get a sense of Stopple from the accolades he annotated…

Addie Joss Day dugout, 1911

"Smoky" Joe Wood, 1911-1915 Images, Boston Red Sox, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Gabby Street, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams, Walter Johnson, Washington Senators

A photo by Louis Van Oeyen which belonged to Walter Johnson himself. The names are in Johnson’s own handwriting, note he did not label himself. (L to R) “Home Run” Baker, Joe Wood, Walter Johnson and WaJo’s catcher Gabby Street. A collection of American League…

Chief Bender and “Home Run” Baker, 1910

1906-1910 Images, Chief Bender, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos used for Cards, Players, Teams

Bender warms up pregame. Home Run Baker is standing behind him. This is a known Paul Thompson agency image. This image was also used to produce the 1913 Tom Barker game card.

Chief Bender – Baseball Bats image, 1905

1900-1905 Images, Chief Bender, Collections, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Photos used for Cards, Players

Chief Bender warms up. Note the photographer with the camera on his knee photographing Bender. This pose was used on the Baseball Bats card. Based on the definitive research of Deron Dixon it is possible to identify the backdrop as the New York Highlanders home…

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Hand Study, c 1910

1906-1910 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Players, Teams

Artistic hand study of Frank Baker’s hands. Note the grip and the fine heathering in the flannel jersey.

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Poised to Strike II, c. 1912

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Players, Teams

This photo is a near twin to the other Baker batting photo with the same players in the background. This one was taken by Paul Thompson’s agency.