Lot # 257: c.1928 Rollie Hemsley News Service Photo by Charles Conlon

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 7 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2022 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/16/2022 9:00 PM to
4/2/2022 9:00 PM



Fine 5" x 8" photograph featuring 5-time All-Star Rollie Hemsley of the Pittsburgh Pirates during a quiet moment at the Polo Grounds. A classic pose implemented by photographer Charles Conlon for over a decade by the late 1920's, cleverly using the top edge of the dugout to frame-up his subject. Photo surface and verso are clean and free of notable blemishes. Conlon's handwritten identification of Hemsley appears in red grease pencil along with remnants of a Baseball Magazine hologram, indicating this photo was introduced to the hobby in 1996 when the Baseball Magazine archive was first offered at public auction.

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