Charles M. Conlon

Charles M. Conlon was an American photographer. He worked for New York City newspapers in the early 1900s. He is best remembered for the many photos he took of major league baseball players.

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American - New York City - Major league baseball

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His most famous is the photo of Ty Cobb sliding into third base at Hilltop Park in 1909, upending the fielder, Jimmy Austin. However, to baseball historians or even casual fans, many of Conlon's photos of baseball's early stars are instantly recognizable, due to having been reprinted frequently over the years.

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Ty Cobb - Hilltop Park - 1909 - Jimmy Austin

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His career is well-covered in the 1993 book, Baseball's Golden Age: The Photographs of Charles M. Conlon, by the brother-and-sister team of Neal and Constance McCabe.

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