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Lot # 922: Jim Thorpe's Physique Photographs (2)

Category: Football

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 5 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Winter 2015 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 12/4/2015 9:00 AM to
1/8/2016 9:00 PM



Perhaps the world's greatest athlete in history, Jim Thorpe demonstrates his elite physique in these front-and-back photos that reveal just about every inch of the Olympic Gold Medalist's body. Both are mounted on a gray matte and framed as Thorpe is shot donning nothing but an athletic supporter. The photos are in EX condition and both are original prints from the 1910s. In 1920, the native American essentially served as the first president of what would become the National Football League. Each photo measures 4"x6", framed 11"x9".

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