DATE SHOT: 1920 SUBJECT: Zeb Terry PHOTOGRAPHER: George Burke APPROXIMATE SIZE: 4"x6" COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an original 4"x6" photo of Zeb Terry, pictured in his Chicago Cubs uniform circa 1920. This photo is clearly a second generation print, produced by George Brace (most likely in the 1950's-60's judging by appearance) from an earlier print. Original photographer unknown. Please see scans of the actual photo for further details including condition. BIO: Zebulon Alexander Terry was born in 1891 in Denison, TX and died in 1988 in Los Angeles, CA. He went to college at Stanford University. He played major league baseball from 1916 to 1922 as shortstop and 2nd baseman for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. George C. Burke was born in 1874 in Pennington Gap, VA and died in 1951 in Chicago, IL. A case of mistaken identity made by the Chicago Cubs resulted in George Burke becoming the official photographer for the Chicago Cubs. In 1929, Cubs manager Joe McCarthy and Gabby Hartnett sought out the ballclub's previous photographer. They could only remember his last name, Burke, so they looked him up in the phone book. A listing leapt out at them: studio photographer George C. Burke, whose office was near Wrigley Field. Thus began the baseball photography career of George Burke, who had no prior sports experience whatsoever, and thus ended the career of photographer Francis Burke - the Cubs' time-honored official cameraman and an unwitting victim of mistaken identity. To undertake his new "big league" endeavor, Burke hired the young (age 15) baseball-knowledgeable George Brace as his assistant, and the two soon became a Chicago institution. Ever-present at Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park, Burke and Brace shot not only for the Cubs, but also for the White Sox and football's Chicago Bears. They also endeavored to amass a complete portfolio of player portraits - a daunting task made possible by the fact that Chicago was the only city with both an American League and a National League franchise from 1929 all the way until Brace's retirement in 1993. As the official photographer for the Chicago Cubs, Burke quickly became renowned for his candid pre-game photos and thought-provoking portrait depictions, and his posed portraits and action photos were published in The Sporting News, Who's Who in the Major Leagues, and Baseball Digest as well as other publications, and provided the necessary photos for numerous 1930's and later baseball card and premium issues. SKU: L09919
Item: L09919
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