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Lot 739: Historic April 13th,1960 First Game at Candlestick Park Negatives (140+)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $300.00
Winning Bid: $1,378.48
Price Realized: $1,647.28
Auction Date:11/30/2007 9:00 PM EST

The 42,269 fans who attended the inaugural game at Candlestick Park were treated to a 3-1Giants win. Images include: Richard Nixon shaking hands with Willie Mays (great image!), fans, vendors with souvenirs, Richard Nixon's 1st pitch, Nixon with other players, visiting Cardinals players, Sam Jones pre-game and post-game (he won the game), Mays signing autographs, views of the stadium interior, fans arriving, Horace Stoneham, Warren Giles, and more. Also, a handful of negatives from the first night game played a few days later are included here, but not in the above count. Sizes range from 35mm to 4 x 5’’ with most measuring 4 x 5’’. Mint.

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