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Lot # 1338: Early 1910s Shoeless Joe Jackson Rookie Era Cleveland Naps Original Photograph by Louis Van Oeyen (PSA Type I)

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Offered is a 1910s Shoeless Joe Jackson rookie-era Cleveland Naps Type I photograph by Louis Van Oeyen. The franchise now known as the Cleveland Guardians was named the Cleveland Indians for most of their existence. But from 1903-14, the franchise was called the Cleveland Naps in honor of the team's player-manager, Hall of Fame second baseman "Nap" Lajoie. Joe Jackson broke into the Major Leagues in 1908, playing on the Philadelphia Athletics, managed by Connie Mack, for five games. Jackson played in another five games for the Athletics in 1909. In 1910, he was with the Naps, and in 20 games he batted .387. His first extensive Major League play came in 1911 for the Naps when he hit .411. Jackson went to the Chicago White Sox part way through the 1915 season, and he finished his Major League career in 1920. He was one of the eight Chicago White Sox players banned for life by Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis for his association with gamblers who fixed the 1919 World Series. The photo measures 5.9x7.2". The collar on the jersey allows us to date the photo to 1910-12, one of Jackson's first three seasons with the Naps. The photo was taken by famed sports photographer Louis Van Oeyen. Philadelphia Inquirer (newspaper) has been stamped twice on the back. Also, on the back is Van Oeyen's handwriting showing "Joe Jackson Cleveland," with a few letters missing from the edge. The photo has been encapsulated and PSA Certified as Type I AUTHENTIC.

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