Note: Description Updated 11/22.

This lot includes two photographs:

B&W, 1961. Vintage fiber-based silver gelatin print. Track athlete Jim Beatty racing against a competitor in Warsaw. Beatty was the first man to break the four minute barrier for the indoor mile. Signed in ink by Neil Leifer on verso. Also on verso, photographer's stamp and typed caption, affixed on separate paper. 13 x 10in.

B&W, 1961. Vintage fiber-based silver gelatin print. Track athlete Jim Beatty, barefoot and spattered with mud, holding his running shoes and leaving the track after winning the 1500 meters in Warsaw. Beatty was the first man to break the four minute barrier for the indoor mile. Signed in ink by Neil Leifer on verso. Also on verso, photographer's stamp and typed caption, affixed on separate paper. 13 x 10in.

The photographs in this auction have been examined by an expert, whose opinions pertaining to the age of the prints, the printing process, and the type of paper used, are included in the description of each photograph. Although Guernsey’s believes these descriptions to be accurate, interested buyers are urged to personally inspect the prints either at the public preview or by appointment with Guernsey’s. As with all items in this auction, all lots are being sold as is.

Please note the terms being used to describe photographic prints:

Vintage print: Printed no more than 3-5 years after the negative was made.
Older print: Also referred to by collectors as "printed later." Refers to a print that was made more than 3-5 years after the original negative was made, but not within the 21st century.
Modern print: Refers to a print made in the 21st century from an earlier, 20th century negative.