DATE: 1935-36 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Cincinnati Reds SUBJECT: Whitey Hilcher 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 Whitey Hilcher, pictured in his Cincinnati Reds uniform circa 1935-36. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1935-36, 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 Frank Hilcher was born in 909 in Chicago, IL and died in 962 in Minneapolis, MN. He went to college at the University of Alabama. He played major league baseball from 93 to 936 as pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched in the minors through 942, before entering the military in December 942. He served in Europe during World War II (BN) and played baseball there as well. After his baseball days he was a partner in a plastering firm in Minneapolis. SKU: GB10021
Item: GB10021
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