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Great portrait and example of "public domain".

Bill Bradley, (William Joseph Bradley), (1878-1954) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Bradley began his baseball career at the age of 19, in 1897, with the Burlington Colts. He played for the Chicago Orphans, and for 10 years in Cleveland (1901-1910). At the time of this photo he played three seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1911-13). He retired after one season with Brooklyn and one season with the Kansas City Packers. "Bill Bradley was recognized as one of the best third basemen in baseball prior to 1950, along with Jimmy Collins and Pie Traynor. He led American League third basemen in fielding four times, setting a league record of seven putouts in one game in both 1901 and 1909." — [1] [2]

Amazing mustache!

George Edward Martin Van Haltren (March 30, 1866 - September 29, 1945) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who also pitched and played shortstop infrequently. He batted and threw left-handed. Van Haltren played with the Chicago Cubs for the first 3 years of his career, and played the last 10 with the New York Giants. He played with a number of teams in between. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His career statistics include a .316 batting average with 69 home runs and 1014 RBIs. He also ended his career with 2532 hits and 583 stolen bases. He was tied for the lead in triples in 1896, with Tom McCreery. They had 21. He died in Oakland, California at the age of 79. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Van_Haltren)

Another Bain Collection shot of the two in the Braves' dugout: