Your Best Pickup of 2012

[slidekellyslide]

It's that time of year...show off your best pickup of the year.

For me it was without a doubt the Max Towle Photo album. Max played for the Nebraska Indians, and was also the quarterback for the 1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers which made the album even better for me. He was also good friends with Les Mann so there were quite a few photos with a major leaguer as well.



Some tough looking Nebraska Indian players wearing their caps at the train station



A team shot that I'd not seen before



Max also played for the Husker baseball team



Some Husker football shots




Hanging out with Les Mann (In his Springfield College lettermen's sweater) and "Doc" (haven't researched this fellow yet) in Kalispell, Montana



More shots of the Nebraska Indians





A shot of Buck Beltzer with his family - Beltzer was team owner and manager of the Nebraska Indians at that time



1918 Naval Aviation (Seattle) Football team...lots of former collegians on this team



A Lincoln company team (I believe Laundry company)



A couple semi-pro teams that Towle played with



A three legged race at the ball park

[Rob D.]

Only example I've ever seen. Big thanks to Matt.

[Runscott]

I think Dan's album may be my favorite of other people's pick-ups.

I have four that are pretty much tied, but this is a good one:

1869 Kesauge cdv/cabinets

[slidekellyslide]

Wow!! Those are awesome Scott!

[Runscott]

Thanks, Dan.

I love photo albums. If I had picked up the Matty McIntyre album before John Rogers parted it out, I probably would have just stopped collecting at that point

[yanks12025]

I know it's modern baseball, but a Miguel Montero game used bat from 2011. Photo matched it to being used to hit 3 homeruns. I had other good pickups but i sold them, but this bat is one of my favorites.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

More shots of the Nebraska Indians

Dan,
This may be a stupid question, but did they actually play in those buckskin outfits?

[Rickyy]

This puppy is huge...but am gonna get it framed for the wall....



Ricky Y

[mjkm90]

2012 was a good collecting year for me. I added A LOT of pinbacks to my collections with many thanks to my friends here particularly Adam (Tigerden) who sold me his Detroit Tigers collection, Al, and Andy.

But if I have to choose the most important single addition it would be this 1906 White Sox Championship mirror. These have terrific eye appeal and offer some historical significance.


This large pitcher sculpture believed to be Walter Johnson would be a close second.

[canjond]

A National pick-up...

[ngrow9]

My best pickup is an easy call. A 1914 Federal League game ball:

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Dan,
This may be a stupid question, but did they actually play in those buckskin outfits?

Sometime around 1912-13 when the Beltzer's bought the team they started wearing them...prior to that they wore regular baseball uniforms.