CHARLIE GRIMM & His Nephew 1934 Chicago Cubs Original 8x10 GEORGE BURKE Photo

SUBJECT: Charlie Grimm

COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 8"x10" vintage original photo of Charlie Grimm, pictured in a Chicago Cubs uniform with his nephew circa 1934. The photo was taken by famed baseball photographer George Burke and bears his typical stamping on the verso along with the typed player's name and filing number used by Burke to keep track of the thousands of baseball player images he captured. Original 8''x10'' prints of George Burke's photos are harder to come by than his standard postcard-size prints. This photo also bears the stamping of The Sporting News along with an affixed sticker identifying this photo as proceding from the archives of that long-running publication. This is an original photograph that was developed by Burke from the original negative in the 1920's. See scans for further details including condition.

BIO: Charles John Grimm (Jolly Cholly) was born in St. Louis, MO and died in 1983 in Scottsdale, AZ. He played major league baseball from 1916 to 1936 as 1st baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs, and appeared in the 1929 and 1932 World Series. He went on to manage teams including the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, and Milwaukee Braves. He was also a sometime radio broadcaster, and a popular goodwill ambassador for baseball.

SKU: L09422

Item: L09422