Original oversize photograph of Bob Hope pitching at a Dodgers game, 1948

New York: Graphic House, 1948. Vintage oversize double weight photograph of actor and comedian Bob Hope at a Dodgers benefit game, in 1948. With a newspaper clipping affixed to the verso, along with a date stamp reading SEP 5 1948 and the stamp of Graphic House Inc. crediting photographer Murray Garrett.

Although Hope was a fanatical sports fan, the comedian was best known for his involvement in his hometown team, the Cleveland Indians. In 1946 Hope became a part owner of the Indians alongside investor Bill Veeck, and in the ensuing years would often show up at spring training and games to perform comedy bits.

From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

11.25 x 14 inches, archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 16 x 20 inches. Very Good plus, with a few touchups and annotations in manuscript pencil regarding cropping on the recto.

[Book #162780]