Glass Slides Identification Assistance

[Michael B]

I was waiting until I could pull out my magic lantern slides and scan them on my pro scanner. Magic lantern slides were made well into the 1930's. I suspect that some of them were used as PSA's (public service announcements) during movies as the first two are anti-smoking. These are from 1932 at the earliest as Bill Carr and Ben Eastman won their medals at the Olympics that year. The second two are from 1936. The one of Glenn Morris is a colorized version of a photo used when he won the Olympic Trials in decathlon while a member of the Denver Athletic Club. The one of divers Dick Degener and Marjorie Gestring would also be from that year as Gestring was about 3 months shy of her 14th birthday when she won a gold medal in diving in Berlin. The first two were produced by Albert F. Prieger of Tampa. The second two were produced by E.R. Deats of Philadelphia with the divers being done for the Philadelphia Inter-State Dairy Council

[Steve D]

In the 1903 Red Sox/Pirates photo, I think the 11th player from the right is Cy Young.

Steve

[Gldwebs]

So...I was originally listing the 1903 World Series slide on eBay but the more I keep researching it and seeing people comment on here about who is in there I think I need to take it somewhere better.

At first I thought it was just boston, but now I know its both. Honus Wagner and Cy Young are both pictured as well as several other HOF players. The photo was obviously taken just before the other group picture right at the end of the first world series ever - and from all my internet searches this image is no where to be seen.

I was offered to sell it at Heritage Auctions along with the 13 other slides I have. Does anyone have experience selling at Heritage? Can they handle this correctly or is there somewhere else I should take it?

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Gldwebs

I was offered to sell it at Heritage Auctions along with the 13 other slides I have. Does anyone have experience selling at Heritage? Can they handle this correctly or is there somewhere else I should take it?

I've never consigned to any auction house, but I have bought quite a bit from Heritage, including coins, comics, baseball cards, movie posters and space (NASA/Apollo) memorabilia).

If you decide to consign any of your slides, Heritage would be an excellent choice for the auction house. They auction just about everything, including vintage photography, art and sports memorabilia. They have one of, if not the largest client list around, and I would think they have the expertise to handle your slides.

Steve

[Steve D]

Also, in addition to Honus Wagner, Fred Clarke and Cy Young, Jimmy Collins should also be in the 1903 World Series photo.

Edited to add:

After taking another look, I believe Jimmy Collins is standing 4th from the left in your photo. Fred Clarke, as mentioned in a previous post, is at the far left.


Steve