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2 Wire Photos 7” x 9” Featuring Branch Rickey.
Lot 442. 2 Wire Photos 7” x 9” Featuring Branch Rickey. 1. Sepia photo shows Rickey receiving gifts from Pittsburgh Pirates front office executives on his 71st birthday. Rickey’s birth in 1881 would date the United Press Telephoto at 1952. Vg-ex. 2. Actually two photos on one 7” x 9” sheet; text reads in part, “Rickey is in St. Louis today for a sociable chat with the brothers DeWitt. It was rumored that he would make a new nest for himself in the Browny organization.” The DeWitts had a controlling interesting in the Browns. The b&w Acme Telephoto is vg-ex.
Winning Bid $25.
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