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Lot # 41: 1910's Wilbur Cooper, "Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Star" Pitching Photo by Charles Conlon

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 8 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Holiday Premier Auction 2017",
which ran from 11/30/2017 12:00 AM to
12/16/2017 8:00 PM



1910's Large horizontal pitching action photograph of one of the best pitchers in the National League at the time, Wilbur Cooper of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Taken by noted photographer Charles Conlon and heavily painted for publication by Baseball Magazine, this was intended to be his M114 baseball card (whether it was used or not we can not confirm). One of the few Conlon horizontal examples out there. Charles Conlon (1886-1945) was America's first sports photo-journalist. In the primitive days of photography, he lugged his camera to the ballpark to capture the heroes of the game in their natural setting and paved the way for a new genre of photography. His work encompassed four decades and he became a true master of his craft. His images range from aging 19th century stars through the golden age of the game and most of the iconic baseball photographs of the early 20th century originate from the camera of Conlon. Due to the nature of his employment, images from Conlon are quite rare to find. We are proud to offer at this time over 400 images from the master himself, Charles Conlon many of which have never been offered to the public before!

Size: 7.5x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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