Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 360 (December 25, 2020 – 360)

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

I’ve had the opportunity, on several occasions, to visit Baltimore’s Tadder Associates, Inc. The company did Commercial Photography, but in my case Tadder Associates meant more than commercial photos. Morton (Mort) Tadder, along with his company, did a lot of the photography for the Baltimore Orioles back in the day (around 44 years’ worth). Growing up most of the team photos, programs, player portraits, yearbooks, etc. had the name TADDER on the bottom. As a kid, growing up in the Baltimore area Tadder, to me, was like one of my favorite Oriole team members.

Morton, at first, really didn’t want to sell me, just an individual and not a company, any photographs, but his assistant Lillian Crowley allowed me the opportunity to purchase a limited few. I was very happy to have a few cool Oriole pictures he had taken. Over the years both Morton and Lillian sent me some pictures for my collection until Morton retired a number of years ago. By the way Lillian and her husband own Lombard Hardware and Tool Rental in Baltimore; go see them and purchase something (they are great people!).
Why a post about Tadder Associates on Christmas? When Morton retired he gave me a gift; he sent me a Brooks Robinson picture that he had taken during a ’70 World Series game at Riverfront Stadium. The picture hung in his office, which is about 15”x40” and now resides in my house in a prominent place. So sad to hear the news this year about Mort; he'll be missed.

Mark:

Great oversized photo and back story! Ironically after seeing more of the Tadder photos you posted the other day (with the printed credits) I was going to ask you where you got those, but now I know!

Probably the only thing I have displayed in a size similar to your Tadder photo is a retail store Oakley promotional poster that came out in '96:



Happy Holidays!

Bill

[Mark70Z]

Posted for KSfarmboy

While not the greatest photo Clint picked up this GU Brooks cap from the 1969 season. He acquired it from a former player Daryl Spencer.

GU Cap.jpg

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Mark:

Great oversized photo and back story! Ironically after seeing more of the Tadder photos you posted the other day (with the printed credits) I was going to ask you where you got those, but now I know!

Probably the only thing I have displayed in a size similar to your Tadder photo is a retail store Oakley promotional poster that came out in '96:



Happy Holidays!

Bill

That is just an awesome shot of Cal. I wish they had the photo capabilities back in the day that they do now to capture these amazing images of players.

[Mark70Z]

Day 361 (December 26, 2020 – 361)

I’ve had this piece as long as I can remember and can’t seem to recall where I picked it up. It’s a small poster ad, around 11”x14”, which was posted in the Social Security Administration building in New Brunswick, NJ. It states, “Brooks Robinson has a social security card. Do you?”

1973 Brooks Robinson U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare/Social Security Administration poster.

Day 361 Social Security Poster.jpg

[quitcrab]

That social security poster is awesome ! Love it !

[ksfarmboy]

Really dig that social security poster. Mark, Bill and Alan you have some great stuff. From a guy in Kansas that got Orioles scraps as a kid it’s nice to see what I was missing out on.

[Mark70Z]

Day 362 (December 27, 2020 – 362)

This is about as close as I will come to a Brooks Robinson playing career game used jersey. Possibly used as a coach’s jersey after Brooks retired from the game; I love the orange Orioles jerseys.

1978 Orioles Jersey

Day 362 a 1978 Jersey Front.jpg
Day 362 b 1978 Jersey Back.jpg

[ksfarmboy]

Sweet jersey Mark! Really like the Oranges too!