MEARS Auction #34, Ends January 28th, 2012, 9:00 CST w/15-Minute Rule

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Lot #138:

1953 (Modern Print) Hank Aaron Jacksonville Braves "Boston Herald Collection Archives" Original 5" x 7" Photo (Boston Herald Archives Hologram/MEARS Photo LOA)

Legendary slugger Hank Aaron is pictured here during his 1953 campaign with the Jacksonville Braves in the Class A South Atlantic League. Measures 5" x 7". "Hank Aaron" handwritten on reverse. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (M0506)

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.