Color in a Black and White World

[steve B]

cool stuff.

Color photography existed in different forms from 1861 on, with the first commercially sold color photography system coming in about 1907.

It was a European system, so I doubt there's any baseball pictures that exist.
The oldest Color baseball film I have is from I think 1946, although mid 30's would have been possible since Kodachrome came out in 1935 (the name was used earlier for a 2 color film that wasn't terrible but wasn't all that great either -1917 til...? )


Steve B

[Dave Grob]

There is color film footage available from the 1938 World Series. That's the earliest color WS footage that I have seen.

Dave Grob

[FenwayFaithful]

Great thread, Dave. My collection is not nearly as in-depth as Dave's, but thought I'd add something to the thread.

1939 Cardinals

[Dave Grob]

Love it. Great pic and uniform. I am a huge fan and collector of NL road uniforms.

Dave Grob

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by FenwayFaithful

Great thread, Dave. My collection is not nearly as in-depth as Dave's, but thought I'd add something to the thread.

1939 Cardinals

Clyde "Hardrock" Shoun! I love this jersey.

[FenwayFaithful]

Del Crandall Milwaukee Braves

Jersey is from 1953 (the Braves' inaugural season in Milwaukee). Photo is from 1954.

In my opinion, the most beautiful patch ever.

[baseball tourist]

Really great to see! Love the old flannels especially. Dave, I noticed the striped collar on the Reds jacket on top doesn't match the collar on the player in the photo....replacement?

[ZenPop]

LOVE these...

Have you considered getting a photoshop artist to actually hand color the b/w photos with the researched colors... before and after pics?

I've done a lot of that, and sometimes the affects can be really cool... Here's (bad example, since I didn't spend very much time on this one) one for a soccer club I follow... Arsenal. I'm planning on doing some baseball ones (when I get the time). When's the book coming out?

[Dave Grob]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

Really great to see! Love the old flannels especially. Dave, I noticed the striped collar on the Reds jacket on top doesn't match the collar on the player in the photo....replacement?

Chris,

No, it's the same style jacket. In the B&W picture, if you follow the fabric lines up from the placket, you will see that that they are folded over. What you are seeing in the collar area of the B&W photo is underside of the fabric.

Dave Grob