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

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Lot #5855:

1954-61 Joe DiMaggio Marilyn Monroe "Boston Herald Archives" Original 6"x 8" Photos (BH Archives Hologram/MEARS LOA) - Lot of 3

Featured in this lot of three photos are 2 photos of Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe snapped shortly after their marriage and a third of them walking on a Gulf of Mexico beach after their divorce. Photos measure approximately 6" x 8" and contain various handwritten notations, affixed cutlines and date & photographer stamps on their reverse. Boston Herald Archives Holograms. (N0474)

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.

(MEARS Auction LOA~SB)