Show Off your Charles M. Conlon's Type 1 Photos

[Bicem]

Wow, great shot of Meyers.

[sphere and ash]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Wow, great shot of Meyers.

Thanks. I love that he captured Meyers with his hat off—there is nothing that says ‘baseball.’ One of my favorite Conlons for that reason.

[GKreindler]

Paul, I'll agree with Jeff, that shot of Meyers is top-notch.

I've always really liked the close-up shots that he did. The ones of Ruth and Gehrig are obviously pretty classic, but it's nice seeing them when they're uncropped, which I don't know if I've ever seen in any format other than the negatives. The ones from the 1910s, however, mostly seem to have the majority of the faces intact.

Really cool.

[sphere and ash]

This is how Conlon printed the Ruth and Gehrig close-ups.

[sphere and ash]

Here is Gehrig.

[sphere and ash]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Paul, I'll agree with Jeff, that shot of Meyers is top-notch.

I've always really liked the close-up shots that he did. The ones of Ruth and Gehrig are obviously pretty classic, but it's nice seeing them when they're uncropped, which I don't know if I've ever seen in any format other than the negatives. The ones from the 1910s, however, mostly seem to have the majority of the faces intact.

Really cool.

Are you saying that you prefer the extreme close-ups of 1913 to those from 1927? And that the reason is that Conlon cropped the 1927 Yankees in the camera?

[sphere and ash]

Shoeless Joe Jackson’s batting grip

[sphere and ash]

Have you ever thought about what a Charles Conlon photographic exhibition would look like?

I’ve put together an exhibition that I’m about to pitch to various museums across the country. If you would like to see it, I’d be happy to send you a private link to view it. Your feedback would be most appreciated.

[WahooSam]

Can you please explain how you approached curating the contents of the exhibition?

[WahooSam]

Originally Posted by sphere and ash

Shoeless Joe Jackson’s batting grip

Do you have any other batting grips?

[sphere and ash]

This is Tris Speaker’s batting grip. Conlon took it to show how Speaker held his lead shoulder. You’ll never look at a T206 of Speaker the same way again.