I'd love to have that ball. August 3rd is my birthday.

While not a big rowing fan (one two month involvement in a team of eight was enough for me), I did pick up this 1923 album of photos of the Vancouver Rowing Club

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/7...22373f7c_c.jpg

Thanks Dan, Mark and Kevin. Glad you guys didn't bid or bid higher :) . I thought it would go much higher too. I've found some info on the Rosedale AOW and the # matches up and they were chartered in 1880. Surprisingly heavy piece to.

Garden city Billiard table co litho
 

I picked up this 32x48" 1891 litho of The Garden City Billiard Table Company. It was a previously unknown image which was owned by one family for 70+ years. The Chicago based company was formed in 1880 and sold out to Brunswick in 1893. The piece is a little rough in spots but since it looks like it's a one of a kind I guess I can't complain. I can't wait to get it reframed and hang it in the pool room.

Wow! That's really cool!

Spectacular graphics... I bet Carlton goes gaga over that one! :eek:

Ran across these in a Cubs photo collection and thought I'd post to see if anyone recognizes these proud Cubs fans? I have absolutely no idea when the photo was taken...

<img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/thecatspajamas99/L-/21/CubsFans223.jpg">

Wow Clint! That is one terrific artifact! And the detail is quite superb. Craftsmanship that even 130 years later would stand up to today's artisans.

And Mark. I've got the feeling your going to break your runner-up streak come July 10th. ;)

I completely concur with the others, Matty. Good taste + a good eye = a killer display!

Wow
 

Was lucky enough to find this last weekend at the flea market.

Gehrig pics
 

In the aftermath of the Yee auction, I was still on a spree and picked up these as well.
I have to say these Beckett cases are HUMONGOUS! There is no doubt they'll protect the pics. I'm not sure if they're bulletproof or not, but it wouldn't surprise me.
I'm debating cracking them out cause they take up sooo much room.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...feinHawaii.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...inHawaiibk.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ithHubbell.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hHubbellbk.jpg

:D:D:D

Just watch your toes if you drop one!

This is the first photo I have picked up in a while. Type 1 of Hank Greenberg from Opening Day, April 15th 1947.

Andrew,
That is an awesome pic. I love pics of ball players with kids.
Very nice pickup.
Mark

Thanks Mark,

I like them also and would love to see the original photo for this card surface one day also.

Andrew that is cool as well.
This is my favorite. It's not a new pickup, but it is one of my favorite pics of all.
They will need to pry it from my cold dead hands.

Lou Gehrig with Christy Walsh's son 1927

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...styWalshJr.jpg

Mark,

Very nice photo. FYI the kid in the Greenberg photo is Len Merullo's son Boots.Merullo has four sons. His eldest son is nicknamed "Boots" because on the day he was born, Merullo famously made four errors in a single inning having been informed by the club's owner, Philip Wrigley, that his wife had gone into labor.

This piece is from the recent legendary auction. I've long wanted one of these, and when the bb cards I was bidding on (I am mostly a card collector) went past my $$ limit, I went for this piece, which will serve as a centerpiece for my collection of bb cards of the players on the 1924 W. S. Champion Senators team.

Sweet pickup, Val!

Cleveland Indians publicity photo of Luis Tiant. The back says it cannot be used for advertising w/o team permission

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...0issue%201.jpg

Picked up in the "barbershop" from another thread I started, weird places u find collectibles. Traded something worth more monetarily for this, because I like the guy and really like this item. prob won't be selling this:

COOL PIECE

Looks better as its scanned inside a ball cube:)

Great ball!

I'm an admitted sucker for these types of photos.

I've shown this one once before, but I love this photo of Johnny Vandermeer and a little girl at Ebbetts Field circa 1941.

Beautiful, Val! Congrats!

OT.

I picked this one up off ebay.
I'm not sure if I should call this a type 2 or 4, and would like some opinions.
The earliest date stamp combined with the paper mean the pic was not printed near the time of the even, Hence type 2 or 4.
The thing that trips me up is the detail in the picture. If the print is from the original neg, it would be a 2. If from a copy negative, a type 4.
One of the things that really drew me to it was the image quality. It certainly doesn't look blurry, like a typical copy negative print.
The price was right, so it isn't that important to me that it has to be a type 2. Any opinions?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ementTears.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...entTearsbk.jpg

My friends Super talented daughter when she was 15 did this for me. Kinda goes w the previous post:)

I've put mine side by side with yours Mark, so you can compare them.

Attachment 67692Attachment 67693

My Kreindler:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...cry1939-de.jpg

David,

I don't believe that I've seen your Kreindler Iron Horse before, but it's nothing less than spectacular! Congrats!

You must love displaying it on your wall...

Mark,
Great photo regardless of what Type it is. Congrats!

I love flea markets:

Brian,
Isn't that HOF Ernie Lombardi receiving the trophy?

Yes it is Scott.
Also 2 people to the right of him is Mel Ott.
thanks for the nice words about Lou.
Mark

Geez, Lombardi was sure one beast of a guy. Retrosheet has him listed as 6'3" 230 lbs, but he looks 7' tall in this photo. Lots of short guys on both teams.

Was the trophy he received for winning a batting championship, or what was the occasion if you know?

After a little investigation, I think it is him getting his batting championship trophy.
In 1942 he won the batting Championship with the Boston Braves. In April 1943, he was traded to the NY Giants for Hugh Poland and Connie Ryan.
The first game of the year was against the Brooklyn Dodgers, followed by 5 against Boston and another 4 against Brooklyn (some funky scheduling).
The Giants finished the year 55-98 in 8th, 49.5 games behind.
It was commonplace, at that time, for players to receive awards the first game of the next year.
Based on the uniform, it certainly appears to be c/w 1943 Giants.

So, put all this together, and I think the pic is opening day 1943 showing Lombardi getting his 1942 Batting Championship award.

BTW Scott, he was huge!
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=6780

Mark

Jimmy,
I looked at yours a couple of days ago to compare. I think it's pretty close. I focused on 3 spots. I looked at the pinstripes, the forehead, and the thumb of the hand by his face.
My pic's pinstripes a crisp and sharp as are yours.
Both foreheads have great detail in the wrinkles. Mine has more brightness washout by his hairline. Is this because it's a picture of a picture or differences in the way the pictures were developed? I don't know.
In your pic, the wrinkles on the joint of his thumb aren't very clear. On mine, you can each one. How could a copy image have more detail than the original?

As I said, it doesn't matter to me as a collector which it is, I am just looking for some education on this.


David,
This is a great painting. I think you showed a pic of this on your wall, a couple years ago.
How big is it?

Best,
Mark

Thanks, Mark. It's 12" x 16". I love it.

I love that David. But, I paid a lot less, haha. :)