[Seattlerainier]

Hi guys,

Nice to meet you all. Been following and enjoying this message board for quite some time but never had the need to post something until this weekend.

I recently had a friend of a friend in Chicago who offered to sell me this "original photo" of some of the standout members of the 1929 era Philadelphia Athletics for $150.00. Photo appears to feature Jimmie Fox along with teammates Collins, Dykes, Bishop, Cochrane, Simmons, Grove and Wahlberg. Says his Uncle bought it 15-20 years ago.

I know very little about vintage baseball photos and while this appears to be old, I really have no idea what to look for as far as finding out if this is a original photo. There is no exact date on the photo but research shows all the members in the photo were on the 1929 team.

Are there any resources anyone could point me to? I've done a reverse image search on the photo that turned up nothing and spent a decent amount of time browsing photos of the Athletics around that time that showed no matches.

Given the historical significance of that 1929 championship team, is there is chance I may have stumbled into something special and valuable or would I be throwing away $150? It's pretty unique IMO and kind of humorous photo how they lined up the players from short to tall. As a novice collector, this would be a lot of money for me to spend on a single item.

Thanks for the help guys.