This is the photo gallery of the life and times of George Brace, an 89 year old who devoted his life to capturing the sport of baseball and its' fans through the art of photography.
All thumbnails are enlargeable.

George Burke was the man who started it all, seen here with friend Lon Warneke.

Brace was playing baseball for St. Adrians as a young man in 1929.

The black and white camera they started with, the Graflex - the engineering feat of its day. Portable photography. A far cry from today's digital revolution. The two managed to capture most all of the baseball greats throughout the years.

When baseball paused during WWII, Brace went off to fight to protect the country he loved so dear. He came home on leave to his wife Agnes with stories and pictures he had taken while away.

Pictures from the Philippines of destroyed towns, his friends their machinery and more...

BASEBALL! Nothing could keep him from playing baseball. Probably homesick, half a world away, baseball was always in his heart.

After returning from the war, life continued and so did baseball with George right on its' tail. Technology went on to create smaller, better cameras. His smirk was to show his appreciation of his first color camera in 1959

Whenever the game of baseball was playing, George Brace was photographing it, its' fans and more.

Here 's is George chatting with his all time favorite players, Jack Brickhouse and Ted Williams.

George went on a long deserved vacation after years of taking picture of baseball. Where did he go? Just another ball field in New York in search of Babe Ruth's locker. Baseball, Baseball, and yet, more Baseball! Guess he has different view on vacations to get away from the normal life things.

When his age caught up with him he was still found at the ball parks. A walking cane on one side and grandkids on the other to help hold him up while he began the game by throwing out the game ball.

If a grandkid was not available, he took his ATV out to the ball park instead. Here he is talking with Billy Williams, with his four wheeler now.

When he could no longer make it to the park, he settled for a stroll through his files in the dug out. He would pull some negatives and make some of his photos for the customers. I always wondered if there were a way to catch him in a place not associated with baseball. To date, I have yet to find such a time.

George Brace died on June 15th, 2002 at the humble age of 89. He leaves behind pictures of his life, early history of baseball, of things that will never be forgotten.  That was his story, and these are his photos of it. George's daughter Mary, now runs the business, but still his work goes on. He wanted to share everything with the world and we will not end his dream or his memories just yet.

Written by George Braces grandson, Daniel Brace.
Co-owner AffordableNet.com
Miss You Gramps!

Site design by Daniel's loving wife, Jessica Brace.

The stream of thought flows on; but most of its segments fall into the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Of some, no memory survives the instant of their passage. Of others, it is confined to a few moments, hours or days. Others, again, leave vestiges which are indestructible, and by means of which they may be recalled as long as life endures. William James (1842-1910)