This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/1/2012
Measures 11" x 14". Kareem Abdul Jabbar gets off one of his signature sky hooks over fellow NBA legend Wes Unseld during a 1973 game. "Bucks Kareem Abdul Jabbar 1973 Alcindor" handwritten on reverse with Dick Darcey photo stamp. Sporting News Hologram. (H0827)
With over a million images found in the complete archives of "The Sporting News Collection Archives", there were only a few hundred First Generation 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 first generation Jumbo Photos to enter the market.
(MEARS Auction LOA~SB)