Lot # 414: c. 1911 Chicago White Sox - Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Oversized Mailing Card

Category: Baseball Postcards

Starting Bid: $150.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2018 Auction",
which ran from 7/26/2018 4:03 AM to
8/12/2018 8:34 AM



Several years ago we offered an oversized postcard that depicted the Chicago White Sox posed with somen and children in front of a rail card at the Hanging Bridge in 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 the postcard exists on the Network 54 forum complete with research into the event where the various players in the photo are identified. We were fascinated by the postcard and also slightly frustrated since the colorization of the card and the printing technique of the era made it extremely difficult to definitively identify many of the players. Imagine our surprise when we received on consignment this large (9" x 6 7/8") mailing card produced by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad which pictured an actual photograph of the same event! The reverse of the postcard makes the players - mostly in uniform - immensely more identifiable some clearly pictured with their families. Even more fascinating is the larger photo on the reverse picturing players at the front of the train along with the caption "CHICAGO WHITE SOX Special Train en Route to California at the Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Feb 27 1910. The Initial Appearance of the White Sox in Uniform this Year." A fascinating piece which we have never seen before. VG condition with some light paper loss at the back corners on the reverse along with edge wear consistent with its age. Printed on cardboard the piece remains quite presentable a few spots of paper loss on the front of the card reducing its technical grade to FAIR.

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