Fascinating collection of 19 original Rube Oldring photos. The photos range in size from a 3 1/2" by 2 1?2" snapshot to a 26" by 9" panorama. The most impressive photo is the 1939 A's Centennial Celebration panorama with players from the World Champion 1910 and 1929 teams represented including Lefty Grove, Chief Bender, Eddie Collins, Frank Baker, and Connie Mack. The photo has some creases and a few tears including one with a reverse tape repair. Photos also include personal photos, one with Rube on his farm with his pet pig, and photos at the ballpark including Rube posing with sailors at the park and older Rube posing with a fan. The photos are in overall very good condition with a few being framed.

In Philadelphia, during the dead-ball era, Rube Oldring was a name known by all. He was a star player for the 1911 and 1913 World Champion Philadelphia Athletics. Both of those Championships are represented here in fine splendor. Even though he was never considered for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Oldring was a reliable and gritty player for Connie Mack’s A’s dynasty. After spending 14 years in the major leagues, Rube went on playing for and managing the Wilson team of the Virginia League to a Championship Pennant. Let us not forget that this is a time period when baseball players had to work during the winter months to provide for their families. Rube was no different as he worked long hours to provide and played as hard as humanly possible because he loved the game of baseball. After retirement from the game, he began farming for a living and spent his entire life in his native, Bridgeton, New Jersey. The relics and treasures presented here have remained in the Olding family until this day. This is the first family-authorized sale of any of the Oldring family’s belongings. Each lot will come with a letter from the family.