BABE RUTH PHOTO 1915 For Sale


BABE RUTH PHOTO 1915
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BABE RUTH PHOTO 1915:
$25000.00

EVERYONE AGREES THAT THIS IS AN EARLY BABE RUTH PHOTO. THE ONLY QUESTION IS THE DATE STAMPED ON REVERSE: "1915." I believe 100% that the "1915" is authentic. I think it's consistent with the rest of the stamped dates and newspaper clippings pasted on the reverse. I've had it examined by paper specialists and scientists and they all think it's vintage. They are of the opinion that no one can test the stamp and prove that the ink dates to a specific year, and that anyone who claims they can is not using science. But they see no alterations, and nothing with the "1915" stamp that is inconsistent with the other vintage evidence of this artifact. THE FACTS. This is a photograph that was utilized in the press, many times. Evidence is in the stamps and newspaper clippings and general wear. It has a rich history.
WITH OR WITHOUT THAT STAMP it is an important photograph that will only gain in value.
ASSESSMENT BY PROFESSIONALS. Paul Messier, Conservator of Photographs and Works on Paper is an internationally recognized expert who lectures around the world. Presently he is head of the Lens Media Lab at the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. He has a substantial Wikipedia biography (see 'Paul Messier (art conservator).' The New York Times called Messier "the man when it comes to photography and paper restoration."
PAUL MESSIER has examined this Babe Ruth photo and sent it to a scientific laboratory for chemical analysis, and authenticated it. Contrary to what some well-intended baseball collectors believe, analysis cannot narrow the date down to a month or a season. Actual scientific analysis can only determine whether paper is consistent with a specific era. The photographic paper itself (not the mount) is rag paper and cotton-based (pre-wood pulp) and so it can be narrowed down to 1900-1925. Scientific analysis also determined that "the fiber results for the mount are consistent with paperboard from the period."Paul Messier examined this photograph thoroughly, as did the scientists at the lab, and he was convinced that all aspects of it are original and therefore vintage.
From Wikipedia biography: "Messier has assembled a reference collection of photographic papers that is considered unique in the world. Ongoing research on this collection has involved numerous partners including the Getty Conservation Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Conservation Research Center at Carnegie Mellon University, the Department of Surface Metrology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University and the George Eastman House. His work to characterize photographic paper was described by ARTnews as advances that 'will reduce fraud, influence the marketplace, and even revise art history.' The collection was purchased by Yale University as part of the formation of the Lens Media Lab. In 1998 Messier founded the Electronic Media Group of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC). He was elected to the AIC board for two terms, serving from 2004-2010. While on the board his major initiatives included the publication of the AIC Guide to Digital Photography and Conservation Documentation (2008) the transfer of ConservationOnline and the ConservationDislist from Stanford University (2009), and the establishment of the Conservation Catalog Wiki (2009).
DIMENSIONS. Print: 8 1/2 x 3 inches (irregular dimensions). Mount:11 x 6 1/4 inches.
INSCRIPTIONS. Pencil inscriptions on the front. Various inscriptions, date,stamps, and newspaper cutouts adhered on the back.
CONDITION & APPEARANCE. As seen in the scans.
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