• The Golden Age of Baseball, Se auction at Christies

    Sale 13326

    The Golden Age of Baseball, Selections of Works from the National Pastime Museum

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    19 - 20 October 2016

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    • 1916 CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS P
    Lot 316

    1916 CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPH

    STUART THOMPSON

    Price realised

    USD 11,250

    Estimate

    USD 10,000 - USD 15,000

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    1916 CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPH
    Stuart Thompson
    Panoramic photograph of the 1916 Chicago American Giants, featuring many of the Negro League's greatest stars including Hall of Famers Rube Foster, Pete Hill, John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, and standouts Bruce Petway, Leroy Grant, Jude Gans, Bill Francis, Bill Gatewood and Pete Booker. The panorama depicts the team on a West Coast swing through Vancouver, where this photograph was taken by commercial photographer Stuart Thompson.
    6 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.

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