Completely vintage and stunning 1950's horizontal batting photograph of a young Mickey Mantle as he watches another one of his drives sail into the bleachers. The ball was hit so hard that the catcher has put his glove down but is not even bothering to get up out of his crouch! An impressive image in perfect condition for the age, and with crystal clarity. Mantle's muscles are bulging beneath his historic pinstripes as he is captured here for eternity in beautiful suspended animation! From the estate of the most famous New York sports cartoonist of the era, this was gifted to him from the photographer and it shows considerable aging despite remaining here in perfect 10/10 condition. All things considered, this is one of the finest Mantle images we have EVER had the pleasure of handling!

Size: 8x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 10/10