This lot of 47 photos features a wide assortment of Hall of Famers and legends of the game from the 1920's through the 1970's. Included are Lefty Grove, Dazzy Vance, Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Sandy Koufax, Cy Young, Jackie Robinson, Buck O'Neill, Judy Johnson, Ted Williams, Roy Campanella, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, Lefty Gomez, Johnny Mize, Frank Howard, Tony Perez, Roger Maris, Babe Hermann, Bill McKechnie, Casey Stengel, Early Wynn, Mickey Cochrane, Ernie Lombardi, Carl Hubbell, Smoky Joe Wood, Carlton Fisk, Lon Warneke, Duke Snider, Nolan Ryan, Home Run Baker, Hugh Duffy, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, John Clarkson and Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander. Four of the photos in this lot are from the Seattle Times Archives. Measurements range from 3.5" x 6" to 8" x 10". Photos contain various combinations of handwritten notations, affixed cutlines and photographer & date stamps on their reverse. Boston Herald & Seattle Times Archives Holograms. (N0456)
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.
Click Here to View Additional Photos of This Lot
(MEARS Auction LOA~SB)