Over 800 original slides and transparencies used to create sports images in the 1950s and 60s are now on the auction block. The collection largely dates to a time when the use of color in photography was an expensive endeavor, utilized almost exclusively by professionals working for major magazines or other media outlets. Some of them were from shots captured by Lee … [Read more...]
Notes: Johnson, Young Photos Top Auction; 1956 Football Pack Rip
If you've seen his 1914 and 1915 Cracker Jack cards, now you know what the actual photo to make them looked like. Heritage Auctions sold an original copy of the early 1910s image of the Big Train in its latest photo auction, which closed Saturday night. The Type I image netted $28,800. In all, five photos sold for over $10,000. A unique 1902 Carl Horner … [Read more...]
Jordan Photos at Auction Chronicle Hoops Career
He is among the most photographed athletes in sports history but not every Michael Jordan image is created equal. Those can be traced to the time in which they were taken and the person who took them rise above the rest. Now, a group of 22 Jordan photos spanning nearly 20 years are among the top lots in a sports photography auction now underway. Heritage Auctions … [Read more...]
Important Ruth, Mantle Photos Top Hunt Auctions Premier Event
He hit 60 homers that season, but if you'd pulled his card out of an Exhibit Supply Company machine around that time, you might have seen Babe Ruth showcasing the other side of his game. On Wednesday, collectors had a chance to own an original copy of the same photo but you had to come with a fat wallet to be in the hunt. The 6 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch … [Read more...]
Historic Photos, T206 Near Set, 1933 All-Star Autographs Among Memory Lane Winter Headliners
A collection of nearly 100 historic photos from decades ago, one of the hobby’s top 20 T206 sets, some unique autographed baseballs and thousands of high-grade vintage sports cards will help kick off the holidays at Memory Lane. The Southern California-based company will open its largest auction in 20 years on December 21, with 1,360 lots up for grabs in its Winter … [Read more...]
Autographed Lou Gehrig Type I Photo Dates to ’33 Goudey Shoot
SCP Auctions is wrapping up its most recent offering with a selection of all kinds of New York Yankees memorabilia. In browsing the listings of items available, one particular photograph stands out. Lot No. 6 in the auction is for an autographed 8" x 10" Lou Gehrig photograph taken by the legendary Charles Conlon. That in and of itself would be notable, of course, and easily … [Read more...]
Fan’s 1920s Yankee Images Headline Large Photo Auction
A collection of rare candid photographs, apparently taken by a fan who had on-field access prior to a Yankees-White Sox game in the 1920s, is among the highlights in an online auction underway through Sunday. The collection of 14 images features Yankees players, including Babe Ruth. Unlike most fan snapshots that were taken at a distance, most of the photographs in the … [Read more...]
Photos Through the Telephone: A History and Guide to Wirephotos
For early 1900s newspapers and magazines, there was no overnight national distribution of images. News photographs were shipped by plane, train and even boat. While this was okay for the many popular monthly magazines, most early daily newspapers had relatively few images and fewer still that were dated. While turn of the century news services could send the printed text … [Read more...]
1904 Christy Mathewson Photo Leads off RMY Sale
A rare 1904 photograph of Baseball Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, believed to have been among the earliest baseball images taken by legendary photographer Charles Conlon, is among the headliners in the newly-launched February Premier sale at RMY Auctions. The 5”x 6 ½” original dates from 1904 and is among the most striking Mathewson images ever found. It is attracting … [Read more...]
Jackson, Ruth, Gehrig Photos Headline Weekend Auction
Over 290 vintage sports-related photographs including one that was part of a Joe Jackson family scrapbook are on the auction block this weekend. Photo dealer Henry Yee’s Winter Premium Auction is being conducted on eBay through Sunday night. The 8x10 Jackson photo remains attached to the scrapbook page where it has rested for about a century. It shows the … [Read more...]