AMAZING Wagner photo...

[GKreindler]

Hey all,

I stumbled upon this gem somewhere on the Internet. What I want to know is, where did it come from? I've never seen this image before, and would LOVE to make a painting of it someday. In my opinion, it has the potential to be the mirror of Conlon's famous Cobb slide...

Can anyone shed some light?

Graig

[ChiefBenderForever]

Awesome photo, super cool image !! I just looked at your website and have to say WOW !! Very nice paintings, you really capture the essence of the pictures. With everyone having a video camera on their phone it's easy to forget how a picture is a blink in time, like the Wagner you just stumbled accross. Can't wait to see the painting!

[GKreindler]

Thanks for your compliments Johnny!! Going even further with what you said regarding camera phones and all, it's amazing to think how much history HASN'T been recorded because of technology of the time, as well as the billion dollar business machine MLB has become 100 years after the fact...

Man, I still can't believe that people like Conlon would just stand on the field to capture this stuff. And think of how many photos he must have taken in a single game, and how many were destroyed. I keep praying that one day, I'm going to stumble onto an attic that has 1000s of lost Conlons, Bains, Thompsons and the like. I think I'd scan them all for a library to paint from, and then turn them loose to you guys!!

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

That's a great image--I'd never seen it before. There's more kicked-up dirt in this one. And, unlike poor Jimmie Austin, the fielder is practically *welcoming* Honus' spkies!

[drc]

With the Cobb photo, Conlon was knocked down and didn't learn he snapped an image of the slide until he developed the film.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by drc

With the Cobb photo, Conlon was knocked down and didn't learn he snapped an image of the slide until he developed the film.

David. I had never heard or read that Conlon had been knocked down while taking that picture.

From page 26 of Baseball's Golden Age - The Photographs of Charles M. Conlon - By Neal & Constance McCabe

Charles M. Conlon: "The strange thing about that picture was that I did not know I had snapped it. I was off third, chatting with Jimmy Austin, third baseman for the New York club. Cobb was on second, with one out, and the hitter was trying to bunt him to third. Austin moved in for the sacrifice. As Jimmy stood there, Cobb started. The fans shouted. Jimmy turned, backed into the base, and was greeted by a storm of dirt, spikes, shoes, uniforms - and Ty Cobb. My first thought was that my friend, Austin, had been injured. When Cobb stole, he stole. Spikes flew and he did not worry where. I saw Ty's clenched teeth, his determined look. The catcher's peg went right by Jimmy, as he was thrown on his face."

But in a moment I realized he wasn't hurt, and I was relieved because Jimmy and I were very close friends. Then I began to wonder if by any chance I had snapped the play. I couldn't remember that I had, but I decided to play [it] safe and change plates anyway. I went home kicking myself. I said, 'Now there was a great picture and you missed it.' I took out my plates and developed them. There was Cobb stealing third. In my excitement, I had snapped it, by instinct."

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Hey all,

I stumbled upon this gem somewhere on the Internet. What I want to know is, where did it come from? I've never seen this image before, and would LOVE to make a painting of it someday. In my opinion, it has the potential to be the mirror of Conlon's famous Cobb slide...

Can anyone shed some light?

Graig

That's an awesome photo - thanks for sharing.

My thought is that you should go ahead and paint it. The image is large enough and it's public domain.

[milkit1]

I think bob is right on.

[GKreindler]

Can I just say that I'm absolutely THRILLED that this finally saw the light of day?

Doug Allen and the boys at Legendary were kind enough to provide me with a really great scan of it, something that I can't even properly express how grateful I am for.

It's gonna make one hell of a painting. And whoever won it, you got yourself a friggin' deal as far as I'm concerned.

Graig

[Runscott]

Graig, this was one of the photos that I waited until 2 minutes before it ended to put in another bid...and it was closed. I don't get it, but that's life.

[GKreindler]

Ugggh, I'm sorry to hear it, Scott. I hope the other ones that you picked up made up for the four that got screwy...

Graig

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Can I just say that I'm absolutely THRILLED that this finally saw the light of day?

Doug Allen and the boys at Legendary were kind enough to provide me with a really great scan of it, something that I can't even properly express how grateful I am for.

It's gonna make one hell of a painting. And whoever won it, you got yourself a friggin' deal as far as I'm concerned.

Graig

Whaddayamean finally? You only had to wait, what, 4-1/2 years? Sheesh, kids these days, always in a hurry

Can't wait to see that one in full living color! Hopefully we won't have to wait another 4-1/2 years...?