1914-1915 Original Type 1 OOAK Sepia Photo of 
American Association INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Catcher, PADDY LIVINGSTON, practicing with unidentified batter at St Louis Handlan's Park
(batter's uniform matches that of the 1914 Detroit Tigers or Cleveland Indians) 

A great, unique action photo capturing a historic moment in baseball from 110 years ago.

No COA

Description:
  • This rare original photo originates from the estate archives of famous photojournalist, Russell Froelich, Sr. This photo has been in private hands for over a century. The balance of the collection was donated by the Froelich and his son to The Smithsonian Institution and the Missouri Historical Society. Includes Provenance.
  • This photo originates from a collection of a few dozen Federal League and American League Baseball photos, most of which have been authenticated and certified by PSA/DNA's photo authentication team in New Jersey.
Authentication Documents Included with Order:
  • George Michael - NBC Sportscaster and famous sports photo authenticator - wrote a note to the family that this photo was one of the "American Legion Games" and that is an "Excellent Photo for the Time Period". Copies of his notes Copies of these will be provided along with the photo.
  • The photographer's surviving son, Russell Froelich, Jr. also authenticated this photo, et al, in text messages and emails. Copies of these will be provided along with the photo.
  • This original photo has been out of the public domain, in the private estate of the Froelich family, until now.
  • The photo is Not Signed.
Dimensions: 3½ x 2¾ inches

Watermark: only added to the scans shown in this listing to protect the interests of the buyer. 

Condition:
  • Reverse side of print has remnants of black scrapbook paper. 
  • Image is mostly in Very Good Condition with a couple small blobby stains along the top as well as blemish where the baseman's glove is extended.
  • Ready for Framing, Archiving, Display or Scanning for Resale. 
  • Free of Copyright History - Buyer Takes Full Ownership.
Player Bio and Team History:

Patrick Joseph Livingston (January 14, 1880 – September 19, 1977) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for seven seasons. Paddy Livingston was a catcher 23 years (1898-1920), seven in the Majors (1901; 1906; 1909-1912; 1917) and 21 in the minors (1898-1905; 1907-1908; 1910-1920).

Livingston was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues in 1901, with the Cleveland Blues. He played for the Blues (1901); the Cincinnati Reds (1906); the Philadelphia Athletics (1909-1911); the Cleveland Naps (1912); the Indianapolis Indians (1913-1914); and the St. Louis Cardinals (1917), where he played his final major league game on at age 37. He returned to the minors until 1920, ending his baseball career at age 40. He also starred with the champion Toledo Mud Hens (1912-1913).

He was reputed to be the record holder for fewest strikeouts, 500 or more career ABs, although that record is in dispute because of limited record-keeping.

Livingston was a popular, good-natured, well-liked man who was famous for being frugal. Reportedly, in spring training in 1906 with Cincinnati, he lived the entire camp on the first $25 expense check that was given out for the first week.

After his playing career ended, Livingston was a Philadelphia Athletics coach in 1919. He then worked 43 years for the city of Cleveland's bridge maintenance department, retiring in 1963. Paddy was the last surviving player from the inaugural season of the American League in 1901 and also the oldest living ex-player when he died at age 97 in St. John's Hospital in Cleveland. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland.

The Indianapolis Indians originated in 1902 as members of the American Association (AA), which was an independent league at the time but was granted Class A status in 1903. Since then, the Indians have played at the highest level of Minor League Baseball, though the terminology has changed. Indianapolis remained in the AA until the league disbanded after the 1962 season. They were briefly members of the International League (1963) and Pacific Coast League (1964–1968) before returning to the revived American Association in 1969. When the league dissolved a second time after the 1997 season, the Indians rejoined the IL in 1998. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of the minors in 2021, they were shifted to the Triple-A East, but this was renamed the International League in 2022.

Sorry - No Returns & No Refunds on this item
Why? Since this is a photograph which can be scanned in high resolution for resale, repurposing or distribution online, the original is not returnable. For this reason, you are encouraged to thoroughly read the description, carefully view the image and ask any questions you have before purchasing.

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Photo Type Definitions
  • Type 1 - 1st generation photo developed from the original negative.
  • Type 2 - Photo produced from the original negative (several years after original creation)
  • Type 3 - Photo developed by wire transmission or copy negative (5 or more years after original creation)
  • Type 4 - Photo developed by wire transmission or copy negative (many years after original production)
Sportscaster's Bio:
  • George Michael authenticated sports photos and memorabilia worldwide and was host of an 1984-2007 NBC Show called "The George Michael Sports Machine" which aired on weekends, usually on Sunday nights, and originated from WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., one of NBC's owned and operated stations. Most of the stations that aired The Sports Machine were NBC affiliates.
  • As host, George Michael presented clips from the weekend's sporting events from across the United States and sometimes outside of the U.S. Unlike newer sports-related programming, Sports Machine did not usually present commentary or criticism and focused almost purely on the highlights,[5] and, often toward the end of the show, an in-depth story about a particular athlete. The show was also somewhat unusual in its occasional coverage of remarkable high school sports footage.

Photographer's Bio:
  • Russell Froelich, Sr. (1890–1958) was a pioneer of both early aviation and aerial photography who took thousands of lasting images of the St. Louis region for the city’s newspaper outlets from 1911 to the 1950s, helped the war effort in WWI with aerial mapping, was a color photography innovator and even invented a monoplane.
  • In his twenties, he began both designing and helping to build airplanes with early local flyers, such as Tom Benoist of the Benoist Aircraft Company, leading to the role as official photographer for the manufacturer. 
  • American entry into WWI led Froelich to put his talents and skills to wartime use. He began taking aerial photographs from wing-mounted cameras that he improvised to fit given situations and flight conditions, helping the US Army Signal Corps develop terrain maps of Europe.
  • After the War, Froelich worked as a beat photographer for St. Louis newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and the St. Louis Star. He eventually managed the photography team which gave him access to a wide range of subject matter including regional sports teams, aviation pioneers and politicians. He had the ability to experiment with action photography and the evolution of color techniques.



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