Mar 29, 2018 - Sale 2471

Sale 2471 - Lot 354

Price Realized: $ 292
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(SPORTS--BASEBALL.) Press photo of a reclining Jackie Robinson in his backyard. Photograph, 7 1/2 x 10 inches; minor wear, New York Daily News inked stamps, sticker, and mimeograph captions on verso. St. Albans, Queens, NY, 18 July 1950

Additional Details

Jackie Robinson is shown in casual street clothes, lounging in his backyard while recovering from a knee injury. A cousin hands him a glass of water while his son Jackie Jr. and a friend play nearby. An original print rather than a wire photo, showing the personal side of a public hero.