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Directly from the family estate collection of Barney Stein comes this high-quality original photo of Jackie Robinson standing by his Spring Training locker in Vero Beach (Dodgertown) in the late 1940s. Snapped early in his MLB career (he won NL MVP in 1949), the crystal-clear image catches Jackie looking fit and happy flashing those pearly whites.
This pristine black and white original photo was printed off the original negative from the famous Dodgers photographer's camera many years later. The reverse has a Barney Stein stamp. It comes with letters from PSA/DNA (Type 2) and Barney Stein's daughter.
YEAR: Late 1940s
GENERATION: First (printed from original negative)
PHOTOGRAPHER: Barney Stein
SIZE: 8 x 10
CONDITION: Mint
PROVENANCE: Barney Stein's daughter, Bonnie (Stein) Crosby
AUTHENTICATION: PSA/DNA Type II LOA
This same image is featured on page 5 of Through a Blue Lens, a 2007 book by Bonnie Crosby and Dennis D'Agostino (forewords by Peter O'Malley and Carl Erskine) that chronicled Barney Stein's 1937-1957 Brooklyn Dodgers photography.