Aug 03, 2011 - Sale 2252

Sale 2252 - Lot 15

Price Realized: $ 1,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
EDWARD PENFIELD (1866-1925) HARPER'S NOVEMBER. 1894.
18x12 3/4 inches, 45 3/4x32 1/2 cm.
Condition B+: tears in margins, some affecting text; horizontal folds; foxing and discoloration in margins. Paper.
The first Harvard vs. Yale football game (a rivalry that is simply referred to as "The Game"), was played in 1875. In 1894, Yale beat Harvard 12-4. This is one of the earliest American Football Posters. Kiehl 155, DFP-I 338.