Snapshots...Lets See Them!

[Chris Counts]

Lucas, who's the player in the second photo? He doesn't look like Joe.

Color snapshots seem to become far more common in the early 1960s. I only have two that pre-date 1960: One from the late '40s of some AAGPL players, and one of Frank Leja with the New Orleans Pelicans from 1958 ...

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

Lucas, who's the player in the second photo? He doesn't look like Joe. Color snapshots seem to become far more common in the early 1960s. I only have two that pre-date 1960: One from the late '40s of some AAGPL players, and one of Frank Leja with the New Orleans Pelicans from 1958 ...

Color film and developing was significantly more expensive than B&W pre-1970s, analogous to long-distance phone calls, enough so to be a consideration in how they both were were used. Anyone from that time can remember well a household member yelling in the background, "Hey, it's long distance!" when one of those calls got too long-winded, meaning more than about five or ten minutes. I grew up comfortably middle class in the 1950s and 60s, but money was tight, you didn't spend any frivolously on anything.

[Chris Counts]

Here's my latest snapshot, which shows two players from the 1947 Baltimore Elite Giants, Felix Guilbe and Luis Villodas ...

[gonefishin]

Here are a few you might enjoy seeing - Jess Hill ended up being the athletic director at USC from 57-72. An autographed photo from his playing days is pretty rare I think.

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

Lucas, who's the player in the second photo? He doesn't look like Joe.

Color snapshots seem to become far more common in the early 1960s. I only have two that pre-date 1960: One from the late '40s of some AAGPL players, and one of Frank Leja with the New Orleans Pelicans from 1958 ...

Chris,

I agree it doesn't look like Joe, though I just went through the entire '49 and even the '48 roster and cannot find a closer match.
I'll say, pose, posture and lighting are often deceiving.

Also, Love the aagpbl snap!