DATE: 1934 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Cincinnati Reds SUBJECT: Harry McCurdy 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 Harry McCurdy, pictured in his Cincinnati Reds uniform circa 1934. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1934, 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: Harry Henry McCurdy (Hank) was born in 899 in Stevens Point, WI and died in 972 in Houston, TX. He went to college at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He played major league baseball from 922 to 934 as catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds. He managed Fort Worth for parts of 935 and 936. SKU: GB10357
Item: GB10357
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