This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/29/2012
This lot of 3 photos captures Hall of Fame New York Giants hurler Amos Rusie long after his playing career had come to an end. Measurements range from 7" x 9" to 8" x 10". Photos contain various handwritten notations, affixed cutline and date stamps on their reverse. Seattle Times Archives Holograms. (N0473)
The Seattle Times originated as the Seattle Press-Times, a four page newspaper founded in 1891 with a daily circulation of 3,500, which Maine teacher and attorney Alden J. Blethen bought in 1896. 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)