DATE: 1929 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Chicago Cubs SUBJECT: Art Nehf PHOTOGRAPHER: George Burke APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Handwritten identification of photo's subject. Has standard postcard back but remains postally unused. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 3-1/2"x5-1/2" real photo postcard of Art Nehf, pictured in his Chicago Cubs uniform circa 1929. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1929, but this card was produced some time later (no earlier than the 1950's judging by the standard Kodak back). Comes from a large collection of such postcards that we will be listing over the coming months, all having standard postcard backs but being postally unused. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual item being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Arthur Neukom Nehf was born in 892 in Terre Haute, IN and died in 960 in Phoenix, AZ. He went to college at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He played major league baseball from 95 to 929 as pitcher for the Boston Braves, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, and appeared in the 92, 922, 923, 924 and 929 World Series World Series. The varsity baseball field at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (formerly Rose Polytechnic Institute) is named in Nehf's honor. SKU: GB12120
Item: GB12120
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