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Posted By: davidcycleback

If it's a Brace, Brace would have printed it but not shot it-- as he was too young or not born yet. For his later generation photos of early subjects like this, Brace often used negatives/photos from other photographers like George Burke and Charles Conlon. Burke was a Chicagoan and would have been around to shoot the photo. Burke & the younger Brace were partners later on and you can find photos stamped 'Burke & Brace.'

The story is that Burke was hired to photograph the Chicago White Sox or Cubs. As he knew little about baseball, he brought along a kid baseball fan name Brace. Under Burke's wing, Brace became a baseball photographer himself and the two became business partners. Burke died in the early 1950s, I believe, and Brace died just a few years ago in his late 80s. Burke is perhaps best know for photographing the 1933-5 Goudey images and for being team photographer for the White Sox, Cubs and NFL's Bears. There is a 1997 book about Brace's photography, that I have heard is good. As Brace was around a lot longer, you can find his original photos of folks like Willie Mays and Sandy Koufax, along with earlier players like DiMaggio. Even as a old man in a wheel chair, Brace (and camera) was a regular at Chicago games and players knew him well.