Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2010
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/22/2010
A total of 8 vintage captioned press photos are featured here from the 1941 World Series, the historic first postseason encounter between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees. The Associated Press stamp appears on the back of six 1941 shots, including two 11 1/2" x 8" prints stamped "Wirephoto" on the reverse from the Dodgers' pennant-clinching celebration in Boston with captions on the front. Original captions are taped to the back of the six other shots, including a Dodgers NL pennant parade photo and two great 9" x 7" crowd shots of the Yankee Stadium bleachers prior to the first game of the 1941 World Series. Ticket lineups for the opening game are featured in three other shots. Also included is a 15" x 22" Sunday News color picture of the 1941 Yankees (with a vintage 9-inch tape repair) as well as 12 other 1940s sports press photos, including 8 McGill University football 8" x 10" prints.
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