DATE: 1934 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Pittsburgh Pirates SUBJECT: Wally Roettger 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 Wally Roettger, pictured in his Pittsburgh Pirates 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: Walter Henry Roettger was born in 902 in St. Louis, MO and died in 95 in Champaign, IL. He went to college at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He played major league baseball from 927 to 934 as outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and appeared in the 93 World Series. Roettger was the head coach at Illinois from 935 to 95. SKU: GB10745
Item: GB10745
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