1959 original United Press International photo of Mickey Mantle during a spring training contest against the St. Louis Cardinals. Shot in St. Petersburg, FL Mantle appears to be exiting the batters box on a beautiful day as a throng of fans look on. A long paper caption describing the scene has been affixed along the right edge in preparation for transmitting this photo via wirephoto machine. Note that the presented example is not a wire photo itself but served as a "proof" from which a wire photo would have been made. 7" x 9" photo exhibits gentle rounding at the corners with credit stamping on verso that reads "St. Petersburg Times Photo by Bob Moreland." Authenticated as a Type I photo by PSA/DNA.