DATE: 1952-55 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: St. Louis Cardinals SUBJECTS: Gussie Busch, Dick Meyer, Unidentified APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x8-1/8" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a number of photos to be offered which hail the personal collection of All-Star player and manager Eddie Stanky. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: August Adolphus Busch Jr. was born in 1899 in St. Louis, MO and died in 1989 in St. Louis, MO. Gussie Busch was a beer tycoon who owned the Anheuser-Busch company. He bought the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953 and led them to three World Series victories. The Cardinals retired number 85 in his honor. SKU: XP12347
Item: XP12347
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