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- “Niomon” Japanese Temple Gate in Fairmount Park; Philadelphia PA; ca. 1920 by Bruce Murray Sr. (1893-1969)
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- Bruce Murray, Sr. atop Ben Franklin Bridge c.1924
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- South Phila Block Party 1950
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- Babe Ruth Final Career Game 1935
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- Babe & Lou ca.1928
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- Connie mack catching & Thomas Edison batting, Spring Training Ft. Myers FL, 1926
The Bruce Murray Collection
For almost five decades, “The Master” photographer, Bruce Murray, Sr. (1893-1969) had captured amazing images of sports legends, historical figures and Americana.
Bruce Murray Sr.’s fascination with photography started at the age of 12. He started his professional career around 1911 with the old Philadelphia newspaper the Public Ledger and spent the rest of his career with The Evening Bulletin, retiring in 1958. For decades his work with the newspapers, earned him recognition as one of the best in his field. In the years between the two World Wars, he photographed hundreds of stirring events and world-famous figures. Nicknamed “The Master,” he won many awards for his work. His subjects varied from true baseball legends and presidents, as well as judges and composers to landscapes and everyday people. Mr. Murray truly loved his work and was a founding father and president of the Philadelphia Press Photographers Association, the second oldest association of it’s kind.
His son Bruce Murray, Jr. (1919-1991) followed in his footsteps and was a press photographer for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin before and after his time in the service in W.W.II. He learned his skill from his father, and had the foresight to preserve whatever existing photography of Bruce Sr.’s that survived. He captured many mid-century images and was also a plant photographer for a US Steel plant for many years. He passed on the skill and photography to his son, Shawn (almost Bruce III). Shawn has proudly preserved the legacy and committed his life to preserving and publishing his grandfather and father’s work.
Bruce Sr.’s work is part of the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, and was included in the Sports Illustrated book “20th Century Sports – Images of Greatness.” The photos are also part of the permanent collections of such institutions as the Thomas Edison Museum, the Babe Ruth Museum, the Franklin Institute and the International Boxing Hall of Fame. They are part of the private collections of many notables such as Reggie Jackson, Tom Hanks, Larry King, Gary Sinise, Les Paul and John Goodman.
For more information:
Contact: Shawn Murray
Email: shawn@brucemurray.com
Website: www.brucemurray.com