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Lot # 526: Jim Thorpe at the Polo Grounds Type II Photograph

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 14 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Mid-Spring Classic 2021",
which ran from 5/9/2021 7:00 PM to
6/4/2021 11:00 PM



Addendum:  Photograph has been encapsulated PSA Type II.  

Unique Type I photo is a rare image of the first Native American to win an Olympic Gold Medal, Jim Thorpe, whose sporadic career as a fan favorite with the New York Giants spanning from 1913-1918. This Brown Brothers photo has the multi-sport athlete standing with hands on hip in the outfield of the Polo Grounds adorned in his Giants Uniform. Some minor surface creasing to this otherwise excellent Type I image.  Photograph measures 5x7". 

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