Unknown Whitesox Player
 

I have no idea who this Whitesox player may be, where the photograph was taken or a time frame as to when it was taken. I just liked the vintage photograph. Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks

The player appears to be wearing a 1913 White Sox uniform. Prior to 1913, the dark uniform was matched with a white cap, and during 1914-1916 the dark cap had white pinstripes. Only in 1913 did they wear a dark cap without pinstripes with their dark road uniform. (In 1926, 1930, and 1931 the White Sox wore dark road uniforms again, but there were some other differences to distinguish them from the one in the photo.) Thirty-seven different players appeared in at least one game for the team that year, and it may be someone who didn't get into a regular-season game.

Thanks so much for the information. I'm a big fan of the vintage Whitesox uniforms especially those featured on the players of the T206's. Now that I have a time frame I will attempt to identify the player. I really appreciate your response.

Here are some snapshots of former heavyweight champ Jim Jeffries. They are from a scrapbook that a friend of his compiled:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...pshots%201.jpg

Another army Louis:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...20Army%202.JPG

Traded for these:

Dom D.

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...20snapshot.jpg

Joe D.

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1970 Roberto Clemente with Maz in the foreground

RE: Vandy 1939 at NY Polo Grounds
 

You're welcome Scott. I'm glad to see you like it enough to share it here.

LOVE that Joe DiMaggio snapshot, Adam. I don't even mind how it's cropped - looks like a full house in Chicago!

I have this little GEM!

Sweet Ruth snapper!

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps33831209.jpg

I keep wondering if that might be Wagner holding the bat parallel to the ground.

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps4fca477d.jpg

Tom C

Polo Grounds
 

Wow! Awesome photos Tom. Thanks for sharing.

Roberto Clemente
 

1958 AP Wire Photograph of Roberto Clemente making an amazing catch.

Vander Meer 1938 snapshot
 

Here is a cool recent snapshot pickup with some historical content:

This snapshot was taken of Johnny "Double No-Hit" Vander Meer and his father (wearing the boater hat) standing out in front of the Sinton Hotel in Cincinnati on July 5th, 1938.
Vandy was the starting and winning pitcher for the National League in the 1938 All Star game the following day on July 6th. Rookie LHP Vander Meer did not allow any runs and only 1 hit in 3 IP, in front of a sellout hometown crowd as the Cincinnati Reds hosted the midsummer classic in '38.

The caption on the back of the snapper says it all. Vander Meer had just pitched his back-to-back no-no's less than a month earlier. He definitely was the talk of the town in 1938 at age 23...

Killer pickup Scott! Super awesome!

Thanks Gary!
I had to bring the snapshot thread back up to the top of the deck. ;)

Here are a few of the first "snapshots" from a Kodak #2 camera. The reverse of the images dates them to 1890. Two are baseball and the third is "boxing." They were taken at Buffalo Park,NY. Thanks to Brian for making these available to me.

Ted Williams
 

I know there are at least a few Ted Williams collectors on the board (Hi Dave!) Here's a recently-acquired "instant favorite" snap of a youthful Ted.

Some unknown Bloomer Girls, .ca 1915-20:

More Bloomers - softball players from the 1930's. The uniform has changed just a little:

Gocubsgo32 (Gary) recently sold these snaps to me. Thanks again Gary. They were taken at a June 20, 1971 Pirates Expos double header at Three Rivers. They are images of the Parking lot, scoreboard, Bob Robertson during the National Anthem , Steve Blass, Clemente and Stargell at the plate, Pirate dugout, Al Oliver, Clemente running off the field, and a 1970 snap of Clemente and Mazeroski. The last two color photos were taken at the 1971 series. They are of an Oriole groupie;) and Three Rivers stadium. I picked up on eBay with surprisingly little competition.

Sweet snappers, Mike! Nice teamwork, Gary! ;)

Thanks guys! Always glad to help when I can! :)

Pick this up from a fellow NET54 docpatlv (thanks Mike!) for my HOF snapshot collection.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...psbphfijmj.jpg