Help ID'ing and Valuing This Babe Ruth Photo

[bcookie]

Dan,

i recently got it on ebay. it had a bad title and i took a shot. It was not sold by a sports person.. when i got it, the thing that stood out to me was the intense "silvering". I researched cycleback.com last night and found out it is a good sign of age.

The photo looks like the scan as long as you look at it straight on. When you tilt the photo it gets the silvering and it looks like a negative.

[Jaybird]

The lack of details is what is troubling with this photo. Nothing in it appears in focus. The face, hands and folds of his uniform all appear blotchy. This to me screams repro or reprint or some sort of second or third generation photo.

[bcookie]

i know what you are saying i just looked at the scan and you can anot even make out the NY on the cap. In person, it is much crisper the NY and all of the details are fairly sharp..

any ideas on the "silvering"

[FrankWakefield]

I don't think that photo is worth very much at all... as in less than $5. I'm in line with Dan Mc on this one. Maybe someone else has a higher opinion of it. Sorry. Wish you well with it.

[dallen]

The image is a Thompson Photo circa 1921

There are two original type 1 photos known of this image. Interesting both have "Babe" en route to the plate "Batter Up" written on the Reverse in Thompson's hand

The example shown here is a cropped example 2nd generation that was made to look old.

[bcookie]

Originally Posted by dallen

The image is a Thompson Photo circa 1921

There are two original type 1 photos known of this image. Interesting both have "Babe" en route to the plate "Batter Up" written on the Reverse in Thompson's hand

The example shown here is a cropped example 2nd generation that was made to look old.

does it have any secondary value?

[bcookie]

what do you make of the "finger rint" over Ruth hand?

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by dallen

The image is a Thompson Photo circa 1921

There are two original type 1 photos known of this image. Interesting both have "Babe" en route to the plate "Batter Up" written on the Reverse in Thompson's hand

The example shown here is a cropped example 2nd generation that was made to look old.

Make that three known original TYPE 1 Photos Doug.

I traded for this one a few weeks ago. Had posted it in this months pick-up thread on the memorabilia side.

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[YankeeCollector]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

I don't think that photo is worth very much at all... as in less than $5. I'm in line with Dan Mc on this one. Maybe someone else has a higher opinion of it. Sorry. Wish you well with it.

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