Anyone else collect snapshots of ballplayers?

Exhibitman · #1 01-29-2011, 10:38 AM

Hugh Jennings had a sad end. He had a nervous breakdown at the end of the 1925 season and was unable to return to his job as John McGraw's assistant manager for 1926. He was institutionalized in a sanitarium in South Carolina and never went back to baseball after he got out. Here is a snapshot of Jack Dempsey visiting with Jennings at the sanitarium:

More cheerful, here is a snapshot of Jim Jeffries' Barn in Burbank, CA, which was a training facility and boxing venue that Jeff operated until he died:

And here are three snapshots of Joe Louis while training for Max Baer:

thekingofclout · #2 01-29-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lordstan

This is the 1927 Yankees team photo. It is from the same lot that David's(Kawicka) pics are from.
The gentleman I bought the group from inherited them from his father who took the pics during spring training. It matches perfectly with the official Spring training team photo that is out there except for a slightly different angle.
I've never seen a team snapshot like this. Does anyone else have anything similar?

That '27 Yankees Team Snapshot has to be one of the coolest snapshots I've ever seen Mark! And Gehrig swinging is superb.

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Originally Posted by Exhibitman

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Fantastic snapshots of the Champ as well!

I'll follow up with this 1964 color snap of the Fab Four...

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mcgwirecom · #3 01-30-2011, 11:58 AM

Just picked up this nice signed snapshot of Bob Feller.

Chris-Counts · #4 01-31-2011, 09:49 PM

I love those snapshots! Let's keep 'em coming ... Here's a few Boys of Summer (Pee Wee Reese, Pete Reiser & Billy Herman), plus Gashouse Gang great Pepper Martin and Willard Hershberger, the Reds catcher who took his sadly life during the '39 pennant race. All of these, as well as a number of others displayed in this thread, come from the same group of images captured by a Forbes Field usher in the late 30s and early 40s. That era seemed to be the Golden Age of snapshots ...

Chris-Counts · #5 01-31-2011, 09:57 PM

And here's a few more, including PCL great Tony Freitas (pictured with the Reds in '37 at Crosley Field), Johnny Mize, Lon Warnecke, Howie Pollet and Gabby Hartnett ...

GKreindler · #6 01-31-2011, 10:05 PM

LOVE that shot of Mize, Chris.

baseballart · #7 01-31-2011, 10:10 PM

Hack

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