Boston Public Library releases old baseball photos..

[Upton]

Thousands of unpublished photos by former Boston photographer Robert Jones have been uncovered, and there are some baseball photos in the batch, including one of a gawky Ted Williams five days before his major-league debut.

“It’s just breathtaking to see Ted Williams literally just days before he’ll play his first major league game,’’ Mark Stang, a baseball historian from Tampa, told the Boston Globe. “But here he is, this skinny, kind of angle-y, gawky kid with a uniform that doesn’t fit him properly.’’

The Boston Public Library released 102 baseball-related photos Friday and will roll out the rest of Jones' photos ranging from Amelia Earhart to Albert Einstein over the coming weeks until all 2,881 photos hit the web.

http://eye-on-baseball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/28364251

Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/sets/72157626281013667/

[bluedigger]

1. These are really good.

All y'all should check them out!:thumbsup:

[mackerel]

2. Way Cool!

[Gemini Cat]

3. Wow!

Very very cool! :thumbsup:

Thanks!

[chollybocker]

4. Thank you!

My Dad is gonna have a heart attack when he sees this. He often speaks of Ted Williams is if he were his kid brother. Thank you for this! :)

[fishwax]

5. very cool n/t

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

6. Thanks for this!

:bounce:

[Forkboy]

7. Awesome stuff.

Thanks.