This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/31/2011
Offered for auction in this lot of are 10 photos of Mr. Cub himself, Ernie Banks, from the earlier days of his career on the South Side to later in his life long after he'd hung up the spikes for the last time. Measurements range from 4" x 6.5" to 8" x 10". Photos contain various handwritten notations and date stamps on their reverse. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (M0607)
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)