This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/1/2012
Washington Senators hurler Walter Johnson is pictured here handing over some signed baseballs to Salvation Army captain Edith Irvings. The balls were to be presented to the best behaved boys at the Salvation Army's upcoming summer camp. Measures 6.5" x 8.5". "Walter Johnson & Capt Edith Irvings" handwritten on reverse with affixed International Newsreel Photo cutline and May 7 1926 & Oct 18 1927 stamps. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (N0427)
The original Boston Herald was founded in 1846 by a group of Boston printers jointly under the name of John A. French & Company. The paper was published as a single two-sided sheet, selling for one cent. 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.