"Cards are a delightful daydream, photographs are a time machine." That short statement found inside longtime collector Jim Chapman's new book perfectly sums up two popular collecting categories most of us are familiar with. Related on one hand, maybe, but expressly different on the other. While baseball cards of every era have been studied, chronicled and collected … [Read more...] about New Book Brings Clarity to Deadball Era Baseball Photograph Collecting
Louis Van Oeyen
1927 Van Oeyen Ruth-Gehrig Photo Nets $90,768
An oversized photo of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig captured by noted baseball photographer Louis Van Oeyen prior to the 1927 World Series sold for $90,768 in Hunt Auctions' Premier Live Auction Wednesday afternoon. The price easily surpassed the pre-sale estimate of $25,000=$50,000. The 11x14" image of the Yankees duo, relaxing on the edge of the batting cage at Forbes … [Read more...] about 1927 Van Oeyen Ruth-Gehrig Photo Nets $90,768