SCP Auctions, Inc.
Timed Auction

2022 WINTER PREMIER AUCTION

Wed, Jan 19, 2022 09:00PM EST - Thu, Jun 2, 2022 10:08AM EDT
Lot 245

C. 1923 NY CELTICS AND CLEVELAND ROSENBLUMS ORIGINAL 8" X 10" EARLY PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PHOTOGRAPH - PSA/DNA TYPE 1

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Presented here is a stunning Type I photograph from the pioneer era of pro basketball. The image captures the largest crowd to ever witness a "basket ball" game up to that point, when 12,000 crowded into Cleveland's Public Auditorium on January 30, 1923 to see their hometown Rosenblums do battle with the Original Celtics (the New York Celtics).

PSA has encapsulated this gem, capturing an early, significant moment in hoop history.

There are notations penciled on the back by a photographer or editor marking the event, date, location and teams.

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