In the last few years, a number of segments of the sports memorabilia industry have gone from relatively untapped commodities to overnight sensations.
One medium that has gained immense popularity lately is original still photography.
Marshall Fogel, who is known for his show-stopping vintage baseball cards and game-used bats collection, was one of the first to start collecting vintage photographs.
Just like his massive card and bat collections, Fogel has assembled some of the most famous baseball photographs of all time. They include images that have been used for trading cards, including: Honus Wagner’s 1909 T206; Lou Gehrig’s 1933 Goudey; Babe Ruth ’33 Goudey #149; Mickey Mantle’s 1951 Bowman; and Willie Mays’ ’51 Bowman.
Fogel also has a massive photo collection of Mantle — who is featured on his new book’s
