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1930's Ellsworth Vines Trains in Los Angeles Original Photograph....
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1930's Ellsworth Vines Trains in Los Angeles Original Photograph. Marvelous image of a young Vines training is enhanced by the appearance of one of the most recognizable landmarks in the country in the background. Still bearing the final four letters that were stricken from the landscape in 1949, the famed Hollywood sign captures the eye and the imagination in the vintage 8x10" shot. Imprint of gallery "Woodbury L.A." is imprinted at lower right. Fine condition.The Ellsworth Vines Collection
The greatest figure of Depression-era tennis, the lanky but heavy-hitting Vines was assigned the title of "greatest tennis player ever" by none other than the legendary Bill Tilden, who makes the assertion in a signed photograph offered as part of the remarkable collection to follow. In four separate tennis seasons of the 1930's, Vines was ranked number one, either alone or jointly, and the tangible evidence of that dominance appears in these pages. The collection comes to us from Vines' son, Ellsworth Vines III, and makes its hobby debut in this auction. Each lot will be accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from the son of this superior athlete.
Auction Info
2013 May 2 - 4 Vintage Sports Collectible Signature Auction - Dallas #7075 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2013
2nd-4th
Thursday-Saturday
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