Winter 2006 Catalog > Photo Collection > Golf
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Lot 1466: Gene Sarazen and the Prince of Wales Watch Bobby Jones Drive (1941)
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On the links are the great golfer and the abdicated King
watching a Bobby Jones drive for a Red Cross benefit. The match pitted
Sarazen and Walter Hagen versus Jones and Tommy Armour. International Newsreel with original paper caption on verso. Small tear o/w EX-MT. 7x9".
This lot is from the legendary San Francisco Examiner Archive (SFXArchive).
This is one largest collections ever of historic vintage photos spanning the entire 20th century. The San Francisco Examiner was the first paper acquired by William Randolph Hearst and itself was the subject of the film classic Citizen Kane. The majority of the photographs are fully identified, and back-stamped with dates. Included throughout this auction is a diverse mix of subjects including sports, historical, political, transportation, Hollywood, and all facets of entertainment.
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