Memory Demands and Image (vol. II)

the Christian Gentleman

In this installment of Memory Demands an Image, we travel even further back into baseball's gauzy past, this time courtesy of the Library of Congress' Flickr page.  There are some really incredible photographs in this collection, highlighting the end of the dead-ball era, mostly between 1910-1915. These were the days when uniforms consisted of short brimmed caps, collared jerseys, and knickers with high socks; men wore suits and hats to ballgames; the Yankees were the Higlanders, the Indians were the Naps, and the Brooklyn club was alternating names from the Dodgers to the Superbas to the Robins; and even with the advent of the cork-centered ball, pitching still reigned supreme. Enjoy these photos in all of their gritty, grainy, black and white glory.

the Old Professor as a Young Man

Rube Marquard

 

Nick Altrock

 a Member of the New York Female Giants

Cy Falkenberg at the Polo Grounds

Eddie "Cocky" Collins

Shoeless Joe

Ira Thomas

Crum-Bums

Red Dooin

Bat Boys

Hank Severeid needs a hug

Curt Coleman

Johnny Evers