Lot 12
Underwood & Underwood Studios, New York, 1927
Lot 12 Details
Underwood & Underwood Studios, New York, 1927, American
“YANKEES MAKING IT FOUR STRAIGHT, TAKE THE WORLD'S SERIES; BABE RUTH AGAIN STARS” (PRESS PHOTO, 1927)
Gelatin silver print; with studio credit ink stamp verso and with printed “Photo by Underwood” label with typed press release caption titled and dated 10/8/27 affixed verso. Unframed.
Sheet 8" x 9.5" — 20.3 x 24.1 cm.
Estimate $400-$600
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The typed caption verso dated 10/8/27 reads:
“NEW YORK, N.Y. ---- By defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth successive game of the 1927 world series [sic] the Yankees are once more baseball champions of the universe. The score: Yanks, 4; Pirates, 3. [...] Babe Ruth provided the big thrill of the game when he knocked a homerun in the fifth inning, scoring Combs, who had singled.”
PHOTO SHOWS: Babe Ruth crossing home plate after hitting homer in the 5th; Combs scored.”