This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/31/2011
Hall of Fame New York Jets quarterback "Broadway" Joe Namath talks to the press after a game in 1969. The Jets would go 10-4 that year but lose to the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1st round of the playoffs.
Measures 11" x 14". Editor's markings, The Sporting News Hologram, 1969. (h0807)
With over a million images found in the complete archives of "The Sporting News Collection Archives", there were only a few hundred 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 photographer's print - again, not to be confused with the more commonly found wire photo image. This is the first major collection of exclusive Jumbo Photos to enter the market.
(MEARS Auction LOA~SB)