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Lot # 190: "Ballplayers in Uniform" Vintage Type I Photograph Collection (57)

Starting Bid: $300.00

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Item was in Auction "2020 Fall Classic",
which ran from 11/11/2020 7:00 PM to
12/11/2020 11:00 PM



Great perspective in these 57 Type I photos of some of baseball's all time greats who traded in baseball uniforms for military uniforms in service to their country. All come from the 1996 Christie's Baseball Magazine Archive Auction and have the stickers on backs, various conditions and sizes with many approximately 8x10". Shows some of the greatest players to ever live wearing military uniforms, including: Grover Alexander (2), Ted Williams (2), Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Evers (3), Stan Musial, Tris Speaker, Hank Greenberg (2), Bob Feller, Paul Waner, William Harridge, Mickey Cochrane (2), Leo Durocher, Ted Lyons, Charlie Gehringer, Dom DiMaggio, Connie Mack, Ferris Fain, Dixie Walker, Hank Gowdy, George Earnshaw, Larry French, Pete Reiser. Many lost multiple seasons in the prime of their careers but proudly answered to a higher calling.

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