From the days when print media was king, these (25) original news service and wire photos portray some of baseball’s most revered figures. The black-and-white or sepia-toned photos present nicely and show evidence of newsroom handling with proper stampings on the reverse and in some cases, original caption sheets. The photos range in size from 6 x 8-1/8” to 8-1/8 x 11-3/4”. Key subjects include: 1923 Ruppert, Landis, Huston; 1931 Simmons (World Series photo); 1955 J. DiMaggio; 1968 Mantle. More on our website.

Additional subjects include:

Tom Brown 1944 Associated Press wire photo with caption appearing from the original negative

Andy Carey a 1956 action sequence AP wire photo with caption appearing from the original negative

Ben Chapman 1945 Associated Press Wirephoto with caption appearing from the original negative

Joe DiMaggio 1940s original photo taken by an independent service

Leo Durocher 1943 Acme Newspictures original photograph with stampings and original caption sheet on the reverse

Ed Head 1940s original Associated Press Newsphoto

Dutch Leonard 1948 International Newsphoto wire photo with caption appearing from the original negative

Don Newcombe 1956 photo

Pete Reiser 1941 original International News Photo

Frank Shea 1947 AP wire photo with caption appearing from the original negative

Snuffy Stirnweiss 1940 photo of Stirnweiss in his University of North Carolina uniform; has “Wide World” stamping and original caption sheet on the reverse

Bruce Edwards/Whitey Kurowski 1946 AP wire photo with caption appearing from the original negative

Augie Donatelli/Walt Alston 1955 original United Press Photo

Larry French/Mickey Owen 1941 AP Wire Photo with caption appearing from the original negative

Sal Maglie/Don Bessent 1956 photo

Johnny Temple/Pee Wee Reese 1955 original Associated Press photo

Mike Garcia/Herb Score/Bob Lemon 1955 original International News Photo

Dixie Walker/Joe Garagiola/Harry Brecheen 1946 Associated Press Wirephoto with caption appearing from the original negative

Billy Herman/Vic Lombardi/Hal Gregg/Lew Riggs 1946 Associated Press Wirephoto with caption appearing from the original negative

Additionally, there are (2) original photos with unidentified subjects/