This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/29/2012
Hall of Fame New York Yankees southpaw hurler Whitey Ford is pictured three times in this lot of vintage images. He shares one of the photos with The Say Hey Kid, Willie Mays. Measurements range from 6" x 9" to 7" x 10". Photos contain various handwritten notations, date & photographer's stamps on their reverse. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (M0661)
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.