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john wondowskiI just received over 2500 George Burke photos and they are spectacular. They are all for sale and the auction listing below provides some of the players available. Individual "commons" are $35 each ppd. HOFs and othe notables are on a piece bypiece basis. Please email me at jwondowski@aol.com to inquire about availibility and reservations. Thanks!
I've justed started scanning and listing some in my ebay store: http://tinyurl.com/5pgcuz
John
Here offered is the largest and finest George Burke photo collection ever presented at auction; it is without a doubt one of the best such assemblies in private hands. The National Pastime's personnel are captured, in this peerless gallery, in a manner that's impossible to achieve through any other medium. This is a thoroughly engrossing gathering of more than 2,500 pictures produced by the Windy City outfit (200 of which can be viewed on our website). Ever-present at Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park, Chicagoan George Burke set out in 1929 to compile the most complete portfolio of player portraits—a feat made possible by the presence of both an American League team and a National League squad within the same city. As the official photographer for the Chicago Cubs, Burke quickly became renowned for his candid pre-game photos and thought-provoking portrait depictions. Over the course of several decades, the photos comprising this impressive archive—all of which were produced from Burke's original negatives—were obtained by a Chicago-area collector directly from the Burke studio. The significantly extensive assortment of mainly first-generation, 4" x 6" photos has truly captured the essence of America's game as it existed during the early 20th Century, and each sepia-toned example carries its own vintage "feel." Showcased within this collection are a number of single-subject, multi-subject, and team shots made iconic by various card sets and publications such as Who's Who in the Major Leagues, The Sporting News, and Baseball Digest. Each original masterpiece reveals a fresh portrayal of the bygone ballplayers—many of whom were obscure, short-term roster occupants whose likenesses were rarely preserved in photos—as the mostly matte or satin-finish photos present a crisp and visually alluring aesthetic quality. The well-preserved keepsakes exhibit a slight curve in the cardboard with minor corner wear and occasional instances of modest surface faults, which are undoubtedly the natural result of years of storage. Yet, these being the only nominal blemishes, the remarkable remembrances generally project about EX condition or higher. As is customary with Burke, his stamping can be found on the lower corners of the item's reverse in most instances. Among the ballplayers pictured—many of whom appear multiple times in differing poses—are Hugh Alexander, Ethan Allen, Mel Almada, Paul Andrews, Pete Appleton, Jim Asbell, Earl Averill, Dick Bartell, Lester Bartholomew, Bill Beckman, Joe Beggs, Moe Berg, Louis Berger, Charley Berry, Herman Besse, Ray Blades, Fred Blake, Jim Bottomley, Bob Bowman, Bob Bragan, Ed Brandt, Don Brennan, Fred Brickell, Lloyd Brown, Earl Brucker, Paul Busby, Guy Bush, Max Butcher, Bruce Campbell, Tex Carleton, Joe Cascarella, Hugh Caset, Spud Chandler, Ben Chapman, Cap Clark, Edward Cole, Eddie Collins, Jr., Rip Collins, Earl Combs, Red Corriden, Roger Cramer, Otis Crandall, Bill Crouch, Al Cuccinello, Kiki Cuyler, Curt Davis, Dizzy Dean, Frank Demaree, Paul Derringer, George Dickey, Vince DiMaggio, Joe Dobson, Ed Durham, Leo Durocher, Jimmy Dykes, George Earnshaw, Hugh East, Ray Edwards, Harry Eisenstat, Woody English, Paul Erickson, Nick Etten, William Ewing, Red Faber, Bob Feller, Rick Ferrell, Wes Ferrell, Lew Fonseca, Rube Foster, Pete Fox, Jimmie Foxx, Larry French, Lonnie Frey, Frank Frisch, Carl Furillo, Bob Garbark, Sid Gautreaux, Lou Gehrig, Chas. Gehringer, Charley Gelbert, Sam Gibson, John Gill, Paul Gillespie, Jose Gomez, Lefty Gomez, Joe Gordon, Tom Gorman, Goose Goslin, Earl Grace, Hank Greenberg, Burleigh Grimes, Charley Grimm, Marvin Gudat, Chick Haffey, Jesse Haines, Luke Hamlin, Lee Handley, Mel Harder, Gabby Hartnett, Chris Haughey, Ray Hayworth, Rollie Hemsley, Babe Herman, Bill Herman, Art Herring, Will Hershberger, Joe Heving, Pinky Higgins, Oral Hildebrand, Bill Hitchcock, Gil Hodges, Frank Hogan, John Hopp, Rogers Hornsby, Waite Hoyt, John Hudson, Tex Hughson, Travis Jackson, Roy Jarvis, Bob Johnson, Walter Johnson, Sam Jones, Bill Jurges, Alex Kampouris, Charlie Keller, George Kelley, Vernon Kennedy, Clyde Kimsey, Chuck Klein, Bill Knickerbocker, Jack Knott, Jim Konstanty, Dick Lanahan, Lynn Lary, Cookie Lavagetto, Roxie Lawson, Thornton Lee, Hank Leiber, Emil Leonard, Sam Leslie, Freddie Lindstrom, Bob Logan, Ernie Lombardi, Ed Lopat, Al Lopez, Adolph Luque, Ted Lyons, Max Macon, Pat Malone, Heinie Manush, Rabbit Maranville, Marty Marion, Stu Martin, Phillip Masi, Walter Masterson, Joe McCarthy, Bill McGee, Bill McKechnie, Cal McLish, Earl McNeely, Joe Medwick, Heine Meine, Frank Melton, George Meyer, Otto Miller, Johnny Mize, Ed Morgan, Van Mungo, Bob Neighbors, Lynn Nelson, Hal Newhouser, Bill Nicholson, Ken O'Dea, Lefty O'Doul, Jack Onslow, John Ostrowski, Mel Ott, Arnold Owen, Ace Parker, Roger Peckinpaugh, Herb Pennock, Ray Pepper, Cy Perkins, John Pesky, Babe Phelps, George Pipgras, Henry Pippen, Boots Poffinberger, Nick Polly, Alvin Powell, Forest Pressnell, Mel Queen, Rip Radcliff, Tom Reis, Allie Reynolds, Carl Reynolds, Gordon Rhodes, Lewis Riggs, John Rizzo, Irwin Roe, Billy Rogell, Lee Rogers, Charley Root, Larry Rosenthal, Lee Ross, Edd Roush, Schoolboy Rowe, Red Ruffing, Jack Russell, Babe Ruth, Blondy Ryan, Jack Sanford, Bob Savage, George Scharein, Fred Schulte, Bob Seeds, Joe Sewell, Clyde Shoun, Ken Silvestri, Al Simmons, Francis Skaff, Enos Slaughter, Edgar Smith, Duke Snider, Al Spohrer, Tuck Stainback, Casey Stengel, Riggs Stephenson, Walter Stephenson, Bud Stewart, Lee Stine, Gabby Street, Bob Sturgeon, Pete Suder, Billy Sullivan, George Susce, Bill Swift, Vito Tamulis, Zack Taylor, Birdie Tebbetts, Yank Terry, Rupert Thompson, Jim Tobin, Al Todd, Earl Torgeson, Mike Tresh, Hal Trosky, Dizzy Trout, Joe Vance, Jake Wade, Rube Walberg, Harvey Walker, Lloyd Waner, Paul Waner, Leo Warneke, Roy Weatherly, Monte Weaver, Skeeter Webb, Bob Weiland, Bill Werber, Sam West, Burgess Whitehead, Earl Whitehill, Pinky Whitney, Hack Wilson, Jim Wilson, Larry Woodall, Glenn Wright, Rudy York, Tom Zachery, and Sam Zoldak.