HOF Snapshot Photos.Lets see them!

[bigtrain]

Some old guy with a baby. Wondering who the kid might be.

[Scott Garner]

[QUOTE=Mark70Z;1256940]I really like the Jim Palmer, especially with the vintage auto to boot!

+1

[GoCubsGo32]

love the ruth!

[GoCubsGo32]

Some new pick up for my HOF snapshot collection!

Ted Williams

Lefty Grove's 40th Birthday Celebration Cake. Ted Williams , Joe Cronin, Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx

Joe Cronin and his son


Bobby Doerr

Joe Cronin

[39special]

Great photos Gary. Love the Williams.

[Scott Garner]

Many thanks to (YankeeFan) Jack on net54!

I'm happy to add this 1928 snapshot of WaJo, at the beginning of his stint as manager of the Newark Bears, to my Walter Johnson collection.

The photo appears to be taken in Feb. of 1928, FWIW.

[Frozen in Time]

Originally Posted by docpatlv

Pick-up from last weekend. 1915 Honus Wagner & Doc Johnston (Honus looks sad)...

Wow, what absolutely super shots!!! I knew Honus had strong hands but did not realize how huge they were. We are talking Dr. J/Jordan mitts here.

Craig

[docpatlv]

Thanks for the compliment Craig.

I have been trying to thin out the collection a bit and really haven't added much to the collection in the last year and a half, but every now and then I see an item that I gotta have. The Wagner photo is one of those items. As much as I was drawn to the image of Wagner, something about the field and the background with the trees & houses just jumped out at me.

BTW, you're right, wouldn't want to play "Mercy" with ole Hans.

Mike

[GoCubsGo32]

WILLLSOOOOONNNN! Okay, this.."Hack" guy is not as cool as Wilson from, "Cast Away" but still very excited to add this piece to my collection!

[JollyElm]

As a funny, insightful aside that came to mind while enjoying the heck out of this thread…

Q: How can you tell Sandy Koufax is Jewish?

A: Because he's signing autographs with his left hand.

When you look at the tremendous lefties from the old days, like Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Whitey Ford and others, they were (literally) forced to use their right hands when writing. Catholic schools in the eastern United States were especially notorious for this practice as the left hand was considered sinister (in Latin, 'sinister' is defined as "on the left-hand side"). So when you see photographs of these players giving their autographs to fans, it's amazing seeing them using their right hands. I was especially taken by the photo of Whitey Ford. He, like me, is from Astoria, Queens. My southpaw sister was also forced to use her right hand by the nuns there. Chilling.

I'm sure this fact isn't news to most people around these parts, but it's worth mentioning.

[T206Jim]

This is my favorite, which I recently added to my collection. Chief Bender in March 1916 (backstamped date) in spring training with the Phillies, the only year he appeared with them. It so beautifully captures the era and the character of the man. Notice the field hand appears to be holding Bender's glove. In poor condition, but priceless to me.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

As a funny, insightful aside that came to mind while enjoying the heck out of this thread…

Q: How can you tell Sandy Koufax is Jewish?

A: Because he's signing autographs with his left hand.

When you look at the tremendous lefties from the old days, like Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Whitey Ford and others, they were (literally) forced to use their right hands when writing. Catholic schools in the eastern United States were especially notorious for this practice as the left hand was considered sinister (in Latin, 'sinister' is defined as "on the left-hand side"). So when you see photographs of these players giving their autographs to fans, it's amazing seeing them using their right hands. I was especially taken by the photo of Whitey Ford. He, like me, is from Astoria, Queens. My southpaw sister was also forced to use her right hand by the nuns there. Chilling.

I'm sure this fact isn't news to most people around these parts, but it's worth mentioning.

My father, a natural southpaw (and a Jew), was, in the mid nineteen twenties, forced to write with his right hand by the secular school teachers in his Bronx public school.

[GoCubsGo32]

Al Kaline June 18, 1960 Father & Son Game
Maybe Al Kaline son?

[GoCubsGo32]

Lefty Gomez 1939 Yankees Stadium


Bill Dickey 1939 Yankees Stadium


Duke Snider Photo from the Snider Estate

Walt Alston

Johnny Mize 1951

Billy Williams 1971?

Signing autographs like a pro...no looking!lol

Ernie Banks

[GoCubsGo32]

It's been awhile since I updated this....

Joe D

Lou Gehrig


Lefty Gomez


Earle Combs


Joe McCarthy



Tony Lazzeri


Billy Dickey

[GoCubsGo32]

Tris Speaker

Al Simmons

Grover Cleveland Alexander

[Runscott]

1973 Cincinnati Reds - at the Astrodome after the game

[Runscott]

1973 Cincinnati Reds - at the Astrodome after the game

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Runscott

1973 Cincinnati Reds - at the Astrodome after the game

Nice purple jacket and wild tie combo!
I wonder if he got a free bowl of soup with that ensemble?

[Bumpus Jones]

Cool pics Scott. Have anymore?

[Runscott]

No, that's it. My brother also took some pics that day and has one of Joe Morgan. We also got Tony Perez' autograph, but no photo.

[dog*dirt]

Just picked up a few.

[71buc]

That Collins is awesome!

[pencil1974]

Ruth signing bat

[dog*dirt]

Originally Posted by 71buc

That Collins is awesome!

Thanks Mike. It is dated from 1914.

[BradH]

I like shots of guys in uniforms other than how we normally picture them - usually either early in their career or later in their career, when they've moved on to another team. I picked up a great group of photos this week and it included a Joe Torre snap shot from his brief stint in Louisville in 1961.

[Bumpus Jones]

Great shot Brad!

[GoCubsGo32]

Nice snapshot of Torre!

It's been awhile since I updated my snapshots.. here's a few

Hank Aaron:

Eddie Mathews:

[BradH]

GoCubsGo32 - Great shots of Aaron and Mathews!

Here are a few more of Eddie that I found in my stash:

--A cool shot taken by a fan sititing in RF at the 1957 World Series, as Mathews hits a game-winnning homer in his direction;

--With Charlie Grimm (L) and Joe Adcock (R) joking around;

--Doing an interview in spring training circa 1958-59;

--Arriving in Hawaii

[aelefson]

Here are two Ruth ones I just acquired at the White Plains show. I really like the one where he is holding the bat. The other one is really small, but the price was right. I am really enjoying seeing everyone's photos.

Alan

[milkit1]

shalk front.jpg

speaker signed photo.jpg

[Bumpus Jones]

Here's a few early Rose photos. I like how they show his number progression from 11 to 14...

[71buc]

Chris, great Rose photos! I'm curious where they originated from. There's a seller on eBay with a couple thousand of spring training snapshots that seem to span the early 60's through the mid 70's. Stylistically your Rose photos are very similar. I wonder if they come from the same collection? I purchased many of the 71 Pirates from the seller but alas no Clemente, Stargell, or Ellis were to be had. I'm curious as to the story behind them and the identity of the photographer who took them. Nonetheless, those Rose photos are beautiful.

[Bumpus Jones]

Thanks, Mike. I believe they originated from the same source / photographer but I acquired them through another individual...

[GoCubsGo32]

Alan- Nice pickup!!! Beauty Ruth's!
Sean - Love the Speaker and whose the player above him?

I believe those Rose are from that set of snapshots that are on eBay as well nice Rose!

[thecatspajamas]

Mike, I believe Al Prince is the name of the photographer you are looking for.

A couple of his photos also appear in the book Baseball Fantography, which was probably inevitable given his prolific output and that it is a book centered around baseball snapshot photos.

[BradH]

Chris - awesome Rose pics - the last one has such an iconic look to it.
Sean - that Speaker is amazing!

Originally Posted by 71buc

Chris, great Rose photos! I'm curious where they originated from. There's a seller on eBay with a couple thousand of spring training snapshots that seem to span the early 60's through the mid 70's. Stylistically your Rose photos are very similar. I wonder if they come from the same collection? I purchased many of the 71 Pirates from the seller but alas no Clemente, Stargell, or Ellis were to be had. I'm curious as to the story behind them and the identity of the photographer who took them. Nonetheless, those Rose photos are beautiful.

Mike - a lot of these kinds of snap shots were actually taken by the team photographers of the day. Based on the poses and the style of the shot, I am 99% sure the Rose shots originated from the Reds photog of the early 60s. Could have come from someone else, such as a UPI or AP photog, but the style and poses are the same as others of that era that came from the teams.

Unfortunately for many of the teams (but fortunately for collectors of today), many of these were released years ago. More tragically, much of this kind of material was simply thrown in dumpsters when teams moved to new stadiums in the 1960s and '70s. I know a few collectors - and some very high-profile dealers - were "in the right place at at the right time" to take advantage of these situations. And I'm not talking about just the photos - player contracts, uniforms, etc were often thrown out in haste. That might be where a lot of these photos are originating from on eBay (I'm not sure of the seller you're referring to).

Hope that helps.

[71buc]

Thanks Brad that would explain the quality of the photos composition which often does not appear to be amateurish. I know times were different then but I cannot imagine players posing so willingly for a fan.

[BradH]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Mike, I believe Al Prince is the name of the photographer you are looking for.

Lance - was Al Prince a team photog? There were several popular photogs in the 1950s-70s who made a living doing freelance spring training tours every year.

[71buc]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Mike, I believe Al Prince is the name of the photographer you are looking for.

A couple of his photos also appear in the book Baseball Fantography, which was probably inevitable given his prolific output and that it is a book centered around baseball snapshot photos.

Thanks Lance I will look for that book.

Mike

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by BradH

Lance - was Al Prince a team photog? There were several popular photogs in the 1950s-70s who made a living doing freelance spring training tours every year.

Not that I know of, at least not in an "official team photographer" capacity, though I could be wrong. I admit to not knowing much about him other than he is now deceased, and most of his photos that I have seen have a similar composition and tend to be in the 3-1/2"x3-1/2" snapshot format. Here is a shot of Tommie Aaron that I had once upon a time that was attributed to him.

[71buc]

Al Prince, I think you are correct. The knowledge base here never ceases to amaze me! He seemed to favor the hands on hips pose. I posted a few of these awhile back but will do so again for comparison sake. The handwriting on the reverse is the same as well.

[BradH]

First, Hoyt Wilhelm signing what appears to be a dirty softball (?) for a young fan.

Then, continuing my search for players/coaches in uniforms that you don't normally see them in, four snap shots of Paul Waner as Milwaukee Braves hitting coach at Spring Training in 1957.