2023 FALL PREMIER AUCTION
Wed, Nov 15, 2023 09:00PM EST - Sun, Dec 3, 2023 09:51AM EST
Timed Auction
Lot 349
Important 4/15/1954 Jackie Robinson & Pee Wee Reese "Bumping Fists" (After Jackie Home Run) Original Barney Stein Framed Photo Stein Family Collectio
Sold for
$330
Sold Price includes BP
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Directly from the family estate collection of Barney Stein comes this important, never-before-seen 8" by 10" original photograph of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese touching fists after Jackie drove in Reese with his first home run of the 1954 season. Ironically, this occurred on April 15 which would later be memorialized as 'Jackie Robinson Day' across Major League Baseball.
We stress the significance of this rare image because there is no photo or video footage of Pee Wee ever putting his arm around Jackie in the infield during a game to console him as the crowd yelled racial taunts. This alleged scene was portrayed in the Hollywood's biopic 42 starring Chadwick Boseman, yet most historians say it never happened. Well, thanks to the great Barney Stein, we have visual evidence that a touching fist bump between the two teammates did actually happen.
On the reverse of the photo is a printed caption reading, "From Barney Stein: Here's an action shot one will seldom see in baseball as Jackie Robinson and Captain Pee Wee Reese hold hands after crossing the plate on Jackie Robinson's homer. Dodgers' bat boy [Charlie] DiGiovanna walks behind them as he carries Jackie's bat." Sports Illustrated mentions this moment in a 4/15/2015 article: https://www.si.com/mlb/2015/04/15/classic-photos-jackie-robinson#gid=ci0255841200022580&pid=1925-jackie-robinson-childhoodjpg
This timely, crystal-clear black and white original photo was printed off its original negative from the famous Dodgers photographer's camera many years later. The fiber-based gelatin silver print is immaculately preserved and has been professionally matted and framed. This exact framed photo was on display as part of the Barney Stein Photo Collection in 2001 at the Frick Museum in Pittsburgh, PA.
DATE/YEAR/ERA: 4/15/1954
GENERATION: First (printed from original negative)
*Guaranteed to receive PSA/DNA Type II designation if removed from frame and authenticated.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Barney Stein
PHOTO DIMS: 8” x 10"
FRAMED DIMS: 13" x 15"
CONDITION: Mint
PROVENANCE: Family letter from Barney Stein's daughter Bonnie (Stein) Crosby
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