MEARS Auction #34, Ends January 28th, 2012, 9:00 CST w/15-Minute Rule
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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/29/2012
This lot of over 100 photos captures many of the greatest practitioners of the pugilistic art from the 1940's through the 1990's. Included in this lot are Carmen Basilio, Sugar Ray Robinson, Kid Gavilan, Max Schmeling, Archie Moore, Jack Dempsey, Rocky Graziano, Jim Braddock, Gene Tunney, Sonny Liston, George Foreman and numerous others. The majority of the photos measure 8" x 10" with some smaller sizes also mixed. Photos contain some combination of handwritten notations, affixed cutlines and photographer & date stamps on their reverse. Seattle Times Archives Holograms. (N0466)

The Seattle Times originated as the Seattle Press-Times, a four page newspaper founded in 1891 with a daily circulation of 3,500, which Maine teacher and attorney Alden J. Blethen bought in 1896. 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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Minimum Bid: $100
Final prices include buyers premium.: $196
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