Two stunning images of the 1919 Chicago “Black Sox” taken by legendary baseball photographer Charles Conlon are on the auction block. RMY Auctions is featuring the two 6 ½” x 8 ½” photos as part of its annual Holiday Auction. Captured by Conlon just before the start of the World Series in which eight Sox players were found to have conspired with gamblers to accept … [Read more...] about Conlon Black Sox Photos Headline RMY’s Holiday Auction
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1885 White Stockings Photo Among Auction Headliners
An original cabinet photograph featuring members of the National League pennant-winning Chicago White Stockings including Cap Anson, King Kelly, John Clarkson and Billy Sunday is among the top items in a large auction of vintage photographs set to close this weekend on eBay. The photo remains on its original mount. There is some expected wear along the mount, but … [Read more...] about 1885 White Stockings Photo Among Auction Headliners
Photo of the Day: Shoeless Joe Treats Kids to Ice Cream
He was living a relatively quiet life nearly three full decades after fallout from the Black Sox scandal led to a career-ending banishment. Joe Jackson may have been persona non grata in the big leagues, but he wasn’t forgotten. In 1948, an Associated Press writer and photographer visited Jackson in South Carolina. He was 61, with even his post-scandal barnstorming days a … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Shoeless Joe Treats Kids to Ice Cream