Earliest Known Color Baseball Photo or Slide?

[NiceDocter]

Spring Training 1947 on the back . I think this guy used to be a ball player when he was younger…….. could use someone’s help in reorientation of the photo of this obscure player…

[Chris-Counts]

Here you go Rocky ...

[GoCubsGo32]

Great color snapper of Wagner!!

[dspuria]

Apparently, in 1939, photographer Arthur Griffin met rookie Ted Williams at Fenway Park and took several photos with Kodak's new color film. https://griffinmuseum.org/ted-willia...rthur-griffin/

Here are some of the photos that I have acquired over the years from that photo shoot. I don't know if they are the first color photos, but they are pretty early images given that Kodak had just come out with commercially available color film.

[GoCubsGo32]

Those are beautiful Teddy photos! I don't think I've seen the one with the glove ever before, very cool -awesome collection!

Thanks for sharing the article as well! Looks like 1939 was the first time Williams was photographed in color on that day. Interesting to read the story behind it and that the film wasn't discovered until 50 years later...always makes ya wonder what else it out there.

[sicollector1954]

So sent a B.W photo and negative from circa 1946 to a company called They Played In Color and this is the result. (Snookie Harrell and Carolyn Morris) Morris was only with the Rockford Peaches until the 46 season ended I believe.

[MikeGarcia]

.. dude ! Jaw-dropping. Thanks for putting this out there.