This is a first generation color copy, produced from the original 35 mm color slides 1963.  The slides from this collection have been tucked away for almost 40 years in a slide tray and were only recently rediscovered.  The slides were all in pristine condition, and the color prints are absolutely gorgeous.

The two photos that were stitched together to create this lovely panoramic view were both taken on September 1, 1963, on the occasion of Stan Musial's last game at Shibe park.  The situation depicted on the scoreboard and on the field is the top of the third inning -- Stan Musial has just hit a double and is standing near second base. 

Buy now and receive the following bonus material to go along with the photo:

Bonus #1!  A separate document providing the starting line ups, the inning by inning play by play, and the box score from this game.  

Bonus #2!  A copy of the write up of the game from the New York Times.

The Story Behind The Luber Collection

The date is September 1, 1963, less than three months before our innocence will be shattered forever by the assassination of President Kennedy.  But for now, and for a while longer, all is well with the world.

Future Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial has announced that he will retire at the end of the year, and the Cardinals are in town to play the Phillies.  

My brother is 15 and I am 12.  We hop on the 59 bus in Northeast Philadelphia and take it to the Frankford elevated.  We get the train to the Somerset station, and take the number 54 bus to 21st and Lehigh.  It's a beautiful summer day, and we are not going to miss Stan the Man's last appearance at Connie Mack Stadium.

Because this is to be Stan Musial's last game ever at Shibe Park / Connie Mack Stadium, my brother brings his camera along to take pictures of the game, and he takes a series of spectacular color shots from our seats in the upper deck behind home plate.

This Picture

The billboards and scoreboard are crisp and clear and can easily be read with the naked eye.  The picture is so sharp that even the very small words "Purity, Body, and Flavor" on the Ballantine pretzel can be read with a magnifying glass.  You can easily read the outfield distance signs (334 in left field, 420 in left center, 447 in center field, and 405 in right center).

The colors are beautiful. 

Specifications:

• Image is copyrighted by Alan Luber and Phil Luber, and may not be reproduced
• Color photograph, produced by combining two different shots from the same game
• Photo Suitable For Matting 
• Available in three different sizes
• Largest size ships rolled in a tube. Two smaller sizes are shipped flat. Shipping on ADL18C is via UPS (except to Hawaii and Alaska), so no P.O. Boxes for ADL18C.