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Lot 1647: 1939 Hall Of Fame Opening Wire Photo (8X10")

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $200.00
Winning Bid: $637.58
Price Realized: $761.91
Auction Date:12/15/2006 9:00 PM EST

June 12, 1939 marked not only the one-hundredth birthday of baseball but also the opening of the sacred Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Its inaugural class, clearly the finest in its history to date, was photographed that day along with a number of other future inductees. Pictured here are Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, Connie Mack, Eddie Collins, Napoleon Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Grover Cleveland Alexander and George Sisler. "Acme Newspictures" press stamping on the reverse along with the original paper copy, EX-MT. Measures 8x10".

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