Lot # 159: c.1910's-20's Boston Red Sox Charles Conlon News Service Photo Collection (10)

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 23 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2023 Premier Auction",
which ran from 11/5/2023 12:00 AM to
11/25/2023 9:00 PM



Unique collection of ten photos from baseball history's preeminent early on-field photographer, Charles Martin Conlon. Each example in this collection features a member of the c.1910's-20's Boston Red Sox and includes either Conlon's personal credit stamping, handwritten notations, or both on verso. Varying degrees of wear associated with working news service photos can be found across the group, including: editorial masking, chipped corners, smudging, tears, and surface wrinkles. All photos measure 8" x 10" unless otherwise noted. Players included: 1) Bullet Joe Bush 2) Bill Carrigan 3) Sad Sam Jones 4) Duffy Lewis 5) Buck O'Brien 6) Red Shannon 7) Chick Shorten 8) Fred Thomas (6.5" x 8.5") 9) Pinch Thomas 10) Hal Wiltse (6.5" x 8.5").

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