This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/27/2011
Headshots of four of the greatest hitters from baseball's golden era; Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner and Pie Traynor. Measures 3" x 7.5". Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (L0320)
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)