Three Vintage Associated Press Silver Gelatin Golf Photographs Featuring Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer
A trio of vintage black-and-white silver gelatin press photographs documenting historic moments in 20th-century professional golf. The collection includes one photograph dated June 27, 1947, depicting a golfer mid-swing during a PGA Tournament at Plum Hollow Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan, surrounded by a large gallery of spectators. The second photograph is a close-up portrait of golfer Lee Mackey, dated June 9, 1950, showing him inspecting a golf ball. The third item is a composite Associated Press Wirephoto sheet dated June 13, 1971, prepared for the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club. This composite features three images: Jack Nicklaus chipping as an amateur in 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower performing a cakewalk alongside Arnold Palmer in 1964, and Ben Hogan playing from a sand trap during the 1950 U.S. Open.
The reverse side of the 1947 photograph features handwritten pencil notations reading Plum Hollow golf course / Detroit, Mich, P G A Tournament, and A77313, alongside a blue ink stamp dated 6-27 47. The reverse of the Lee Mackey portrait contains handwritten pencil notes Lee Mackey, the 64, Mackey, and sparkle in open, with blue ink stamps reading JUN 9 1950 and ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO. The reverse of the 1971 Merion composite includes ink stamps for GOLF * TOURNAMENTS * U.S. NATIONAL OPEN, multiple JUN 13 1971 stamps, and a time stamp reading 71 JUN 11 AM 11:44. Editorial red grease pencil markings on this print read Set Sun 65 9 3/4 x 5 w/open..
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