Lot # 302: 1949 Old-Timers From 1916 Brooklyn Robins Original News Service Photo w/Casey Stengel, Zack Wheat, Rube Marquard & Chief Meyers (HOF)

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/11/2024 12:00 AM to
3/30/2024 9:00 PM



Charming 1949 original news service photo depicting six former members of the 1916 Brooklyn Robins. According to the full paper caption on verso, the "old-timers" had gathered for a reunion in Brooklyn on Oct. 7. Based on newspaper reports from that time the six men, all members of Brooklyn's first team to play in a World Series, traveled in from around the country to watch the then-current Dodgers take on the Yankees in the 1949 World Series. From L to R they include: Casey Stengel, Zack Wheat Jeff Pfeffer, Chief Meyers, Rube Marquard, and Nap Rucker. Photo measures approx. 7" x 9" with an area of paper loss at the top edge. Verso includes two paper captions that obscure credit stamping from the Associated Press below. Guaranteed Type 1.

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