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Lot # 391: 1940s Puerto Rican Baseball Negatives With Segregated Stands and Carrying Players Off Field

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "June 2005",
which ran from 5/30/2005 12:00 AM to
6/26/2005 9:00 PM



Sensational photos with the original negatives show hero worship -- and racial segregation -- alive and well in the Puerto Rican League of the 1940s. Nine glistening negs preserved in a notebook-style album boast a range of vibrant images. A black player seemingly floats on a sea of glory as he is handed from one fan to another. Police confront unruly spectators. A group of light-skinned spectators enjoy the festivities quietly. Another shows blacks reaching over a fence to perhaps exchange tickets. You can feel the electric atmosphere -- and the tension.

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