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Baseball Photography
2 Lots
 Lot 54. Wire Photo of Paul Waner Collecting His 3,000th Hit, 16 Other Waner Photos. After 15 Hall of Fame seasons in Pittsburgh, Waner concluded his career with stops in Brooklyn, Boston and New York. On June 19, 1942, playing for the Braves, he joined the 3,000-hit club with a run-scoring single off former teammate Rip Sewell. The 8” x 10” AP Wirephoto capturing the event is from the archives of the Philadelphia Record. G+ to vg photo with some retouching for newspaper publication; filing label at the bottom. Paul is shown in 15 other photos, including one with Lloyd, his brother. Lloyd alone is the subject of one photo. Highlights include Paul signing his 1938 contract, with Heine Manush, catching a crab, as a hospital patient and as a champion amateur golfer. Five photos are about 8” x 10”, six 7” x 9”, three 5” x 10” and three smaller. They average vg.
Winning Bid $175.
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