DATE: 1947-48 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Detroit Tigers SUBJECT: Bill Sweeney (1928) 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 Bill Sweeney (1928), pictured in his Detroit Tigers uniform circa 1947-48. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1947-48, 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: William Joseph Sweeney was born in 1904 in Cleveland, OH and died in 1957 in San Diego, CA. He played major league baseball from 1928 to 1931 as 1st baseman for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. He would become better known in baseball as a manager in the Pacific Coast League for the Portland Beavers, Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, the Seraphs and the Seattle Rainiers. SKU: GB12843
Item: GB12843
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