Superb collection of 1950's press photos

[Pete’s Picture Palace]

Recently I was lucky enough to be offered a collection of photos by a lovely lady whose brother had died aged 52, his name was Derek Shelley, a Brummie who had settled in Croydon as in the 70's he became a serious punk rocker! He also had over 4000 punk vinyl 45's which must have been worth a fortune. But I was more than happy to offer the lady a fair sum for the 50 original photos and they arrived last week.

Among them is a superb batch of West Brom & Wolves photos, and I show a few of them here. I've sold them already but the buyers don't frequent this website.



West Brom v Port Vale, FAC Semi Final, Villa Park, 1954.



West Brom v Bolton 53/4



Wolves training 1950's - Hancocks, Broadbent, Swinburne, Mullen



Wolves v West Brom 1953/4 - Williams saves from Lee as Shorthouse tackles



West Brom v Tottenham, undated, Eddie Baily challenging Albion keeper.



Aston Villa training on icy ground, Jan 54.

I posted a couple last week of an Orient player and also Luton v Blackpool in the FA Cup so I won't show those again.

Superb stuff and I was lucky the lady found me on Google.

[treble99]

superb

[Fishy]

Lovely collection Pete.

[littlewiggy]

Smashing photos them Pete, I'm not surprised you never had them long.

[Wullie]

Rubbish. Modern reprints. She saw you coming. One born every minute.

The training photo is awesome . No tattoos' , earrings or silly haircuts there. No modern state of the art training facility's . Love it.

[BAZZABAGGIES]

The old ones are the best

[Jim LFC]

BAZZABAGGIES wrote:

The old ones are the best

Great photo! Do you know the 2 teams featured?

[BAZZABAGGIES]

Shrewsbury v Bradford PA

[treble99]

here's some for your amusement
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6176893319/in/set-72157627739451390
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6198681850/in/set-72157627739451390
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6198278507/in/album-72157627739451390/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6199044638/in/album-72157627739451390/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6199065624/in/album-72157627739451390/

[manchesterunitedman1]

well now i surely cannot not offer anything, so here are one or photos from the 1920's- to more recent times, in no particular order
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjetkdtZ

[manchesterunitedman1]

oops i think i forgot some others mixed in with this lot as a lot more action press photos

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjrBjxxy
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjwpX8iJ
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjymMXCV

[Pete’s Picture Palace]

Here's another from this lovely collection, this time from Div 3 South, 1953/4 season. Just for a bit of fun, can anyone name the 2 teams playing? The away team, in the lighter shirts, are defending.

[treble99]

This thread seems to have understandably attracted interest
So what better than 1950's action photos?
Maybe coloured 1950's action photos.
These photos were purchased by myself from the estate of the late Tommy Taylor who died at Munich
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6213727972/in/set-72157627698103209
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6213732024/in/set-72157627698103209
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6213221047/in/set-72157627698103209
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6213751762/in/set-72157627698103209
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6213240543/in/set-72157627698103209
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6215204236/in/set-72157627698https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6214697583/in/set-72157627698103209103209
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6214761843/in/album-72157627698103209/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63580000@N04/6214745525/in/album-72157627698103209/

[BlueTheo]

Thanks for sharing those Treble, really interesting - I'm a blue, but my old man was a red. He never went though after Munich. Couldn't get over it. I bought him a book on Tommy Taylor for his birthday about 10 years ago and he could barely read it for the emotion.

[nozer]

Are thay actual colour photos or made up in some way .... going back a long long way but dose anyone recall those full page team photoes from the Renalds News Sunday newspaper late 50s simler would really love to se some of these again.

[treble99]

BlueTheo wrote:

Thanks for sharing those Treble, really interesting - I'm a blue, but my old man was a red. He never went though after Munich. Couldn't get over it. I bought him a book on Tommy Taylor for his birthday about 10 years ago and he could barely read it for the emotion.

happy to oblige

if you still have the book check the credits

[treble99]

nozer wrote:

Are thay actual colour photos or made up in some way .... going back a long long way but dose anyone recall those full page team photoes from the Renalds News Sunday newspaper late 50s simler would really love to se some of these again.

they are "touched up"
i am sure there is a name given to this process in the 1950's

[manchesterunitedman1]

treble99 wrote:

nozer wrote: Are thay actual colour photos or made up in some way .... going back a long long way but dose anyone recall those full page team photoes from the Renalds News Sunday newspaper late 50s simler would really love to se some of these again. they are "touched up" i am sure there is a name given to this process in the 1950's

"ur nicked poofter"

[BAZZABAGGIES]

Touched up

[treble99]

yes but what's the bloody professional name for this style????

If you touch up anybody in your part of the world(or Rotherham) you know what will happen