1912 / 1924 Washington Senators "mystery" postcards - questions

[bbpostcards]

Many thanks to a board member for these. Two questions for anyone with more information about them:

(1) How many postcards are there in the 1912 "The Climbers" Senators series? There's a Walter Johnson with Eddie Ainsmith - if you own it, please post it! - but are there others?

(2) The two at the bottom date to 1924 or 1925, probably 1924 (World Series year for Washington). Have you seen others from this series, or can you please post any if you own them?

Thanks.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by bbpostcards

Many thanks to a board member for these. Two questions for anyone with more information about them:

(1) How many postcards are there in the 1912 "The Climbers" Senators series? There's a Walter Johnson with Eddie Ainsmith - if you own it, please post it! - but are there others?

(2) The two at the bottom date to 1924 or 1925, probably 1924 (World Series year for Washington). Have you seen others from this series, or can you please post any if you own them?

Thanks.

These are all new to me. Any idea where they originated?

[bbpostcards]

Thanks for your response. The Milan was produced by National Photo Co. of Washington, D.C. There's no photo studio marking on the reverse of the other two.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by bbpostcards

Thanks for your response. The Milan was produced by National Photo Co. of Washington, D.C. There's no photo studio marking on the reverse of the other two.

The 1924 postcards look like National Photo Co. products, too, but I don't know why they wouldn't have stamped these. Are the names part of the PC or written on? Any idea if they came from a Washington area source? And I also would like to see the Johnson-Ainsmith "Climbers" PC, I don't think I've ever seen that one, either. How about pictures of the backs?

[bbpostcards]

Here you go. The Milan is first, and the other two follow with 1910-30 stamp boxes (AZO up and down arrows). The Milan also appears on p. 44 of the 1999 Menchine book. The Johnson / Ainsmith is here. The names on the other two -- Sate (should be Tate), Ruel, McNeely, and Leibold -- are on the original negative.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by bbpostcards

Here you go. The Milan is first, and the other two follow with 1910-30 stamp boxes (AZO up and down arrows). The Milan also appears on p. 44 of the 1999 Menchine book. The Johnson / Ainsmith is here. The names on the other two -- Sate (should be Tate), Ruel, McNeely, and Leibold -- are on the original negative.

I'm guessing all of these came out of the Menchine estate.