This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/31/2011
This lot of 10 photos captures one of the greatest big men to ever man the paint, Hall of Fame center Lew Alcindor. The photos range in time from his college days as part of the UCLA Bruins hardwood dynasty, to his earliest days in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks and even includes a very early shot of him with the Los Angeles Lakers. Measurements range from 4" x 7" to 8" x 10". Photos contain various handwritten notations, affixed cutlines and date stamps on their reverse. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (M0550)
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)