

An original Type I press photograph of Michael Jordan in the Chicago Bulls road uniform, shot by Milwaukee Sentinel staff photographer Jeffrey Phelps at the Bradley Center on January 3, 1992. Jordan is caught mid-argument, pointing and making his case — a raw, unguarded courtside moment of the kind only a working press photographer captured.
The game itself was a big night: Jordan poured in 44 points, though the Bulls fell to the Bucks 113-108. It came during Chicago's first three-peat season, with Jordan at the peak of his powers as the reigning MVP and defending champion.
What makes this print special is the back. It carries a pink "RETURN TO LIBRARY" archive stamp, a "'92 JAN-3" received date stamp, the "Jeffrey Phelps" photographer credit, and two original newspaper caption clippings — one from the January 1992 game ("gets his point across… scored 44") and a second from March 1995 when the photo was pulled again as a file image announcing Jordan's return to the Bulls.
That layered reverse — one photograph reused across two defining chapters of Jordan's career — is exactly what separates a true Type I press original from a reprint. It is a one-of-one working artifact with the full paper trail of its life at the newspaper intact.