This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2011
The man who challenged the reserve clause and helped to usher in the free agency era in Major League Baseball, Curt Flood, is pictured with the St. Louis Cardinals 4 times in this lot. Photos contain various date stamps, handwritten notations and affixed cutlines on their reverse. Measurements range from 5" x 7" to 8" x 9". St. Petersburg Times Holograms. (J0515)
The St. Petersburg Times traces its origin to the West Hillsborough Times, a weekly newspaper started in Duedin, Florida in 1884. This is an original photo, in many cases a Type 1 printed at the time of the event. File copies or type 2 photos are also found, and can be distinguished by the markings on the reverse.