This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/1/2012
Willie Mays is being presented an Adirondack bat on this original 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" photo. The following appear on the reverse: newspaper caption, "Jan 16 1970" date stamp, production notes and Boston Herald Archives.
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.
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