Trio of 1930s Golf Press Photographs Featuring Johnny Goodman and William F. McPhail
A trio of vintage black-and-white press photographs documenting significant figures and events in 1930s golf history. The first photograph captures William F. McPhail of Boston in a putting stance at the Merion Cricket Club during the 1930 National Amateur. The subject is shown in a full-length profile wearing traditional golf knickers and two-tone spectator shoes. The reverse features a red ink stamp reading PHOTO BY PACIFIC & ATLANTIC PHOTOS, INC. 220 EAST 42ND ST., NEW YORK CITY and a typed paper caption dated September 24, 1930.
The second photograph is a waist-up studio-style portrait of Johnny Goodman, the last amateur to win the U.S. Open. He is shown smiling and wearing a light-colored shirt with a dark necktie and tie clip. The reverse is stamped in black ink THIS PHOTO SUPPLIED BY ROTOFOTOS PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATORS 4 EAST 43rd STREET NEW YORK CITY and includes a typed pink paper slip identifying Goodman as the new National Open Golf Champion at the North Shore Golf Club in Glenview, Illinois. The front right margin bears handwritten notations (24) C-6578 5 2 1/8.
The third photograph depicts Johnny Goodman and Reynolds Smith, both members of the American Walker Cup team, seated at a table in the Paradise nightclub in New York City. The image is dated June 14, 1938. The reverse features a blue Acme Photo stamp and a purple N.E.A. JUN-6 1938 REF. DEPT. stamp, alongside a tan typed caption slip..
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