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Originally Posted by Merkle923
Heritage is up with a few auction lots based on photography done during 1911 at Cleveland's camp and a New York Giants' visit to Chicago.
The images online are a little small, but given that I don't think they've been seen before, some of the obscure ones are worth posting. As is the one of this fella Jackson. Outfielder, I think ;-)
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But, but, but....he has shoes on.
I was
reading about this one earlier. It's been authenticated as genuine (by PSA) and is expected to fetch as much as $100,000--possibly more. The guy who owned it (and the other Naps photos) was a Cleveland fan. He'd bought the collection for $15,000 (from a family that had known the photographer, Frank W. Smith of the
Plain Dealer newspaper) and never thought about its value; it was just precious to him and he'd go through it almost every day. He passed and the family was going through his things, figuring some should find a new home. Only recently did they find out the potential value.