Chicago Cubs future Hall of Fame infielder, Rogers Hornsby poses for photographers on September 3, 1929 in this Type I news service photo from the Associated Press. At the conclusion of the season "The Rajah" would be awarded with American League MVP honors for the second time in his career, batting .380 with 47 doubles, 39 home runs, and knocking in 149 RBI's. This 6" x 8" the photo is fresh to hobby, having been safely stored with remnants of a newspaper archive for many decades until the time of this sale. A highly attractive portrait of Rogers Hornsby with near-perfect tonal contrast, photo remains free of obvious flaws aside from a few imperfections restrained to within the top border. Credit stamping from the AP has been applied to verso below a full paper caption detailing Hornsby's historic season to date. Authenticated and encapsulated as a Type I photo by PSA/DNA.