Lot # 199: c. 1911 White Sox Postcard - Hanging Bridge Royal Gorge

Category: Baseball Postcards

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 2 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2016 Premier Auction",
which ran from 5/26/2016 4:00 AM to
6/12/2016 10:00 AM



Tremendous oversized postcard depicting the Chicago White Sox posed with women and children in front of a rail car at Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge Colorado. The Hanging Bridge was built in 1878 and the White Sox photo op is well documented as having taken place in 1910 while the team was on its way to spring training in San Francisco. Much of the team is depicted in the photo and owner Charles Comiskey can be seen in the background immediately in front of the rail car large gray top hat on his head. Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy appears just to the right of the player standing tall in the back right. An entire thread about this postcard exists on the Network 54 forum complete with research into the event where the various players in the photo are identified which you can find here. This example is in G/VG condition with some moisture staining the most obvious flaw; said staining barely interferes with the image quality however as it is mostly relegated to the edges. The staining is also evident on the reverse aqnd several faint creases are also present.

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