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JulieThis is a second-generation photograph of Joe Jackson, with a Cleveland cap on. It was printed by George Brace (died late '90s at 89)in the 1950s or '60s, and his name, and two number zip code appear on the back. The photographer is unknown, but an excellent guess is that it's from the files of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Date: around 1914--you can see that by his face.
To win this photo from Leland's I had to bid against a lot of feebles who thought, because Leland's told them so, that it was an ORIGINAL BRACE PHOTO of Joe jackson with the White Sox.
This is a (cropped) original photo of Moses Fleetwood Walker I won from Mastronet. It was presented in the catalogue about 1 inch square, with a phony, neat, paper frame around it (hiding the true battered mount), that could have been made anytime betweern 1882-1982. The photo dates from 1882. When asked for provenance (which was important, because the photo was reprinted for a yearbook in 1902), Struss called David Rudd, and said he had a 10X microscope (possibly to be confused with a magnifying glass), and what should he look for? "Fibres," said David. Struss thought he saw fibres, and finally took the phony paper frame off,sent me a scan, and I bought it. When it arrived, I bought myself a 100X microscope, and saw "fibres" for myself.
Four of my favorite collectibles come from these two auction houses, but--I don't trust EITHER of them as far as I could throw a grown man, which is nowhere.l