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Lot # 84: 1916 Frank "Wildfire" Shulte, "Cubs Deadball Star" Statuesque Batting Photo by Charles Conlon

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 16 (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



Large 1916 statuesque batting photograph of deadball era star Frank "Wildfire" Schulte. He was a household name with the Chicago Cubs from 1904-1916 when he was traded to Pirates where he is pictured here. Taken by famous photographer Charles Conlon and stamped on the back with handwritten notes, this is a large original picturing a star of the early game! Charles Conlon (1886-1945) was America's first sports photojournalist. 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: 8x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 2/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 7/10

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