These early 1900s images of Detroit Tigers players on and off the field were collected primarily from the Detroit Public Library's Ernie Harwell Sports Collection. A few also come from the Library of Congress.
Some date back as far as 1899, and include images of Tigers greats including Ty Cobb, George Mullin, Sam Crawford, Hughie Jennings and Bill Donovan.
View of Detroit Tigers baseball player Ty Cobb, being tagged by Jimmy Austin of the New York Highlanders as he slides into base. 1909 (Ernie Harwell Sports Collection, Burton Historical Collection via the Detroit Public Library)
Portrait of Hughie Jennings, baseball player and manager for the Detroit Tigers, standing with outstretched arms and raised knee.