MEARS Auction #29, Ends August 27th, 2011, 9:00 CST w/15-Minute Rule

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Lot #111:

1958 Cleveland Indians Municipal Stadium Featuring the Chesterfield Cigarettes Sign "TSN Collection Archives" Original Type 1 14" x 9 1/2" Choice Jumbo Oversized Photo (MEARS LOA) 1:1, Unique

Now that is what a vintage baseball scoreboard should look like. From the 1958 season is this 14" x 9 1/2" photo of the Cleveland Indians scoreboard.

The following are notated on reverse: "Jul 13 1958" and "Photo by Cleveland News" stamps and Sporting News Collection hologram.

With over a million images found in the complete archives of "The Sporting News Collection Archives", there were only a few hundred Type 1 Jumbo Oversized images that were included in the find. Each image is unique, as there were no duplicate images of any subject. Unique in nature, each photograph is one of a kind! Matchless in quality, the color, contrast, tone and depths of the black and white media are magnified in the oversized format. Great images became phenomenal in appearance with this Jumbo sized format.

Unlike standard wire photos, these images were hand developed by the photographer and sent to The Sporting News magazine. Therefore, the result is an actual first generation Type 1 photographer's print - again, not to be confused with the more commonly found wire photo image. This is the first major collection of exclusive Type 1 Jumbo Photos to enter the market.

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(MEARS Auction LOA~SB)