Is this Joe DiMaggio?

bmarlowe1 · #1 03-31-2010, 08:55 PM

If the photo was taken on Joe D's back yard - it's still not him.

ChiefBenderForever · #2 03-31-2010, 09:11 PM

That does look like Dom next to him. Surprised no one mentioned Shirley Temple in the upper right hand back.

Kawika · #3 03-31-2010, 09:29 PM

First guy to venture Joe Jackson gets kicked in the balls by Andrew at the National.
Dan: Here is a link to the Leland's auction listing (November '07): http://tinyurl.com/yauvh4a As you can see the description is pretty thin, with no mention of location at all. I cut the photo from the cover of the catalog and chucked the rest whilst housekeeping so cannot compare the catalog text to that online. I would have expected the description to have been more informative considering the inherent interest in the piece. Maybe someone has an intact catalog and can compare?? Prior to this thread I did not know it was supposed to have been San Francisco; someone else said SF based on whatever knowledge they have and I have just been going along with that.

thekingofclout · #4 03-31-2010, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kawika

First guy to venture Joe Jackson gets kicked in the balls by Andrew at the National.
Dan: Here is a link to the Leland's auction listing (November '07): http://tinyurl.com/yauvh4a As you can see the description is pretty thin, with no mention of location at all. I cut the photo from the cover of the catalog and chucked the rest whilst housekeeping so cannot compare the catalog text to that online. I would have expected the description to have been more informative considering the inherent interest in the piece. Maybe someone has an intact catalog and can compare?? Prior to this thread I did not know it was supposed to have been San Francisco; someone else said SF based on whatever knowledge they have and I have just been going along with that.

Barry said it was taken in San Fran and that the age of the kid shown and Joe D would be approximately the same.

brickyardkennedy · #5 03-31-2010, 10:00 PM

Well, according to this:

Title:
Babe Ruth Surrounded By Fans
Caption: American baseball player Babe Ruth (1895 - 1948) (born George Herman Ruth Jr, center in straw hat) poses with a crowd of young fans, New York, New York, 1922. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images)

http://tinyurl.com/yk2ezjt

Kawika · #6 03-31-2010, 10:02 PM

Good night everyone. You've been a great crowd. Drive home safely.

slidekellyslide · #7 03-31-2010, 10:03 PM

Uh...that settles it right there. Not Joe. DiMaggio was 8 years old when that photo was snapped....and nowhere near New York.

Matt · #8 03-31-2010, 10:03 PM

Mark is correct yet again.

To a certain extent, I feel like when we speculate on photo IDs, its analogous to folks hawking a T206 Wagner as authentic, knowing little about cards. Mark is a trained expert in photo identification and while we can look at a photo with our untrained eyes and hazard a guess, Mark is an expert.

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