Joe Tinker in a striking close-up portrait by a photographer shooting for the Paul Thompson agency, taken in 1913. Given the notation on the verso that Tinker is now with the Federal League, the print may have been made around the time of that announcement (January 5, 1914) or during the 1914 season. Thompson close-ups are actively collected but still, in my view, underappreciated, particularly in the fine art photography world.

Note the piece missing from the border. It intrudes very slightly into the image, as can be seen clearly in the scan. This is easily matted out; please do not purchase this print if you intend to trim it.

With another collector, I will be listing many of the most important vintage baseball photographs in existence. Taken together, this will constitute the most important offering of baseball photographs since the 1996 Christie's Baseball Magazine sale.