1930 Original glass plate negative of St. Louis Browns Hall of Famer Rick Ferrell holding his batting pose at the ballpark and taken by photographer Charles Conlon. The photo negative is housed in the original sleeve from Charles Conlon and it contains his handwritten notes as well which are a fantastic touch. Glass plate negatives from Conlon are extremely rare in the hobby as the vast majority were housed in the archives of the Sporting News and subsequently sold as an entire group to an institution. Very few have ever hit the open market and this is a major name Hall of Famer making it especially desirable. The rarity and significance of this piece can not be overstated as we have sold nearly two thousand Conlon images in the last eight years and have seen another two or three thousand in other collections, but we can count the number of his original plates we have personally seen in the hobby on one hand!
Size: 4x6
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: /5
Quality: /5
Overall Grade: /10