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Originally Posted by GKreindler
Lovely pick-ups, Craig!
Getting original shots from Mantle's first game isn't the easiest of things to do. And like you mentioned, I think I've only seen one other out example of this out there. I'm glad it's in the hands of such a passionate Mantle fan!
Graig |
Thanks Graig - love 'em both. And, yes only two vintage photos of the sequential #6 batting sequence showing Mickey getting his first major league hit in his first major league game have ever surfaced in the 30 years that I have been collecting - and I am fortunate to now own both of them!
I typically don't collect negatives or slides (have a few early 1950's B&W negatives of a young Mickey taken by local photographers and about 20 absolutely amazing 35 mm color transparency slides from 1956 (portrait and action) that I got directly from the estate of noted NY Times and SI photographer Arthur Daley.
Here is one by Marvin Newman that I won in Henry's auction. I like this particular slide for a few reasons. First, it's one of only a few vintage, original color images (almost all are B&W) showing how the locker room at the "old" Yankee Stadium appeared at that time frame. Second, what an image of the Mick - handsome as ever and take a look at the size of his relaxed left forearm, hard to imagine how he pushed it through the sleeve of that iconic '50's shirt!!!