1920s George Walberg Philadelphia Athletics Press Photo

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The Sporting News Collection The John Rogers Archive is proud to announce the recent acquisition of The Sporting News collection. Founded in 1886, The Sporting News became the dominant American publication covering baseball. Included in this amazing collection are pre war players, cabinet photos, original artwork featuring 100's of Hall of Famers, original Charles Conlon photography, etc. Over the coming months we will be offering some of these incredible photos on ebay so please be sure to check my auctions regularly as there will be something new listed weekly. On the back of each photo is a hologram stating that the photo is authentic and from the Sporting News Collection. Photo Description: You are bidding on a 4" by 6" Press Photo featuring Rube Walberg pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. " George Elvin Walberg (July 27, 1896 - October 27, 1978) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1923 through 1937 for the New York Giants (1923), Philadelphia Athletics (1923-1933) and Boston Red Sox (1934-1937). Walberg batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Pine City, Minnesota ."(source - Wikipedia) Date: 1923-1933 Photo Type: Type 1 Photo condition: These photos emanate from a working news archive and thus concede routine physical imperfections that can include production faults, hand placed editorial read more