[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Frances Burke and Koretke were partners - here's an example of their work from 1909. Is it possible that Burke/Koretke took this Cubs team photo because George Burke wasn't available when they needed him?

http://www.rrauction.com/past_auctio...cfm?ID=3274763

For those who are unfamiliar with the F.Burke/G.Burke link, Frances Burke was a pretty famous baseball photographer - if you google him, you'll find great images, including a classic of Babe Ruth pitching for the Red Sox and many early Cubs team pictures. The way I remember the story is that someone from the Cubs intended to call Frances Burke for a shoot, but had to look up his number and accidentally called George Burke, who was a photographer, but didn't do sports. George showed up and did a great job, so they continued to use him. I don't know if the Cubs continued to use Frances or not.