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Lot # 186: Pair of Extremely Early Seabiscuit Wire Photographs

Category: Horse Racing

Starting Bid: $500.00

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Item was in Auction "Winter 2015 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 12/4/2015 9:00 AM to
1/8/2016 9:00 PM



Featured is an extremely rare pair of some of the earliest photographs ever taken of Seabiscuit. These Type I wire photos date back to 1936-37 and measure 7x9". Sparkling imagery includes April 23, 1936, lined up at Wheatley Stables for morning inspection before Tom Smith ever laid eyes on him. Second is from March 15, 1937, (editor's marks) extremely early in his career. In EX-MT condition.

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