Posted By:
Frank WakefieldHey Guys and Gals,
2 Burr McIntosh photos just ended on eBay. One was a 1903 full page photo of Joe McGinnity, the other a nice full page photo of the 1903 New York Giants. I bid on both, and lost, they went for $52 and $89.88 respectively. I have only one such photo, which is of the 1903 Giants. (An old, wise collector once suggested to me to always strive for two of everything, that way I'd have one to trade later on...)
Anyway, what I'm curious about is what other Burr McIntosh photos are out there? I've seen a New York Highlanders team photo, and I recall some college team. Is there a list of them anywhere?
And I know they are really pages from a magazine. But these were special magazines, with hole punched pages because the entire magazine was tied together with fine ribbon. Obviously, the magazine publisher contemplated that the magazines would be disassembled and the multitude of great photographs would be separated. The entire focus of the magazine was to publish great photographs of the dawning 20th century, presidents, battleships, stage actors, sports teams, new architectural marvels... But it seems to me that these photos should be listed in baseball card catalogs. After all, the catalogs list ice cream lids, photo ticket stubs, bottle caps, bread labels and the like. So why don't we get a list together and send it to Mr. Lemke?
Frank W.