Lot # 2: Original 1947 photo of Negro Leaguer Willard Brown (HOF) on St. Louis Browns

Category: Photos/Postcards

Starting Bid: $500.00

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Item was in Auction "Auction #37",
which ran from 11/23/2024 12:00 PM to
12/1/2024 9:00 AM



Original Type 1 photograph of HOFer Willard Brown from his brief time with the St. Louis Browns in 1947. Brown would be the first Black player to hit a home run in the American League. This is an amazing image of Brown in a post-swing pose with Sportsman's Park in St. Louis in the background. This photo, and several others from this photo session, have been widely reproduced, but this is the original. Guaranteed Type 1. Stamped on reverse by the photographer, George Dorrill as well as The Sporting News. Measures 8" by 10". There is a crease in the bottom left corner.

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