DATE: 1939 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Cleveland Indians SUBJECT: Floyd Stromme 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 Floyd Stromme, pictured in his Cleveland Indians uniform circa 1939. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1939, 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: Floyd Marvin Stromme (Rock) was born in 1916 in Cooperstown, ND and died in 1993 in Wenatchee, WA. He went to college at Northwestern University. He played major league baseball for a single season in 5 games in 1939 as pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. After baseball, Floyd worked for several years for Georgia Pacific at Coos Bay, OR, retiring in 1977. SKU: GB12397
Item: GB12397
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