One of the more unique items up for bid in RMY Auctions' June collectors sale is a collection of rare, black and white uncatalogued baseball photographs dating back to the mid 1920s. Specifically, the photographs are part of a set that is believed to have been issued in 1924. These picture were created by the National Photo Company. RMY states that the set was to commemorate … [Read more...] about RMY Offers Rare Uncatalogued 1924 National Photos
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Photo of the Day: Roger Maris and Sal Durante With Home Run Ball #61
Sal Durante is a famous footnote in baseball history. He was the 19-year-old New York Yankees fan who stuck his right hand up and caught Roger Maris’ 61st home run on Oct. 1, 1961. Durante and his fiancée, Rosemarie, were sitting in the right-field stands along with his cousin John and his girlfriend when Maris cracked a 2-0 pitch from Tracy Stallard into Section 33 of … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Roger Maris and Sal Durante With Home Run Ball #61
Image Captures Mickey Mantle’s Powerful Swing During ’61 Chase
It was his tenth full season in the big leagues and Mickey Mantle was in his prime. The decline would come soon enough, but in the heat of the promising summer of 1961, there was no batter more feared. The Photo of the Day captures why they preferred to face just about anyone else. The United Press International photograph shows Mantle taking a mighty cut during a night … [Read more...] about Image Captures Mickey Mantle’s Powerful Swing During ’61 Chase
The Big Show: Charles M. Conlon’s Golden Age Baseball Photographs
Fans of vintage baseball photography are licking their chops over a new book featuring more photographs from the archives of Charles M. Conlin. Conlon turned out massive quantities of striking black and white images from the first half of the 20th century. His work has been the subject of books, baseball card sets and obsessive hunts by collectors looking for first … [Read more...] about The Big Show: Charles M. Conlon’s Golden Age Baseball Photographs