Since there's a buzz going regarding Baseball Photos, I felt this thread is timely.

[Leon]

Thanks for the kind words guys. I have told the story before but I got it from a board member that had it on consignment from another Boston area collector. It came from a Hunts auction about 10 yrs ago, originally. When I say originally I mean it was consigned to them from the estate of Nixey Callahan, the Chicago manager and player. When I received the photo the original frame had already been replaced. I had a different frame put on it which looks sort of period (at least to me). Also, this photo had been sent to Graphic Conservation, out of Chicago, before I ever got it. It is the place many pieces in our hobby get sent to be cleaned. They did a tiny bit of inpainting to a couple of very small areas and also stabilized and cleaned it. It is now right behind me every day as I sit at my office desk. I had literally waited 8 yrs to find the right piece for the 1 wall I wanted to put something on, in my office. Here is a poor scan of it in it's new frame but I think you can get an idea of the frame and the fact it looks a bit better than it did. Everything about it is archival quality. And the glass is some new anti-glare, archival glass that keeps out the sun etc....though of course it is far away from any direct sunlight.

So, yes, I guess it is professionally altered but in a good way. Photos of it do absolutely no justice and many times I will get close to it and stare at it...it really is a great piece, if I do say so myself!!