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Posted By: Hankron

There are a lot of great photographers from many eras. But for collectors on a normal budget and/or casual attitude towards photographs, I recommend Goerge Burke. He shot the images for the 1930s Goudeys and was the official photographer for the Cubs, White Sox and the NFL's Bears. His photos are of high quality and consistancy, but, due to the much larger amount on the market, his photos are very affordable and findable. Most are from the 1930s, 8x10" or postcard sized. The best thing is that they are easy to authenticate as vintage. If the back has stamped his name with 807 Belmont Ave/ Chicago address and some sort of catalonging info typed at the top (usually player's name and a serial number), the photo is vintage. I think he died around 1950, so he never made modern photos.