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Where to find vintage photos
Greetings,
I am interested in purchasing some photos of vintage players. I particularly love the photos of Charles Conlon - anything from 1900-1950 is ideal. I am not looking at the photo as a collectible. So I don't want to pay for an original Conlon. I am happy with something printed recently as long as the subject appeals and it is a quality photo. I would love to find an archive of hi res public images that would allow printing of an 8x10. Anyone know of such a thing from Library of Congress e.g. Any public domain images available? Or anyone know of a good source for purchasing photos from this era? I can't seem to find theconloncollection any longer - the website seems down. Anyone know anything about it? Any help you can provide would be most appreciated! Eric |
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Eric,
What part of the country do you live?
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I am in NJ, 20 miles west of NYC. Thanks!
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NY area, I cannot help to much more then the Library of Congress. The Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland has the Louis VanOeyen collection. You may want to call some of the historical societies in NY, they may be able to help, I am sure there are locations there with collections from noted sports photographers.
Getty has a huge collection, and you can go thru them online and order some prints. Is this for some sort of a project?
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Associated Press sells reprints.
But, honestly, for the price to get someone to print a quality photo or to get one from AP, you could get a nice original vintage photo. A lot of them are quite affordable. Follow RMY Auctions. But, beyond that, LOC has huge digital images that you can print yourself or get printed, and I've seen folks on eBay who sell LOC reprints for cheap-- don't now the quality though. I assume you just want some appealing images for display. I understand that. |
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Bb hof
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Thanks for the info! The project is to decorate my office! I was lucky enough to get onto Suite level at Yankee Stadium and they have a marvelous collection of photos. I thought it would be nice to get some prints and hang them up. I am most drawn to the vintage images.
I appreciate the suggestions. Eric |
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Thanks everyone. I checked out RMY and Getty and they are more than I was hoping - things like images start at a few hundred and go up. I'll look further though through those sources. I'll check the LOC as well. Thanks!
All suggestions are most welcome. Eric |
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