"FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER" COMPLETE ISSUE WITH THE AMERICAN GIANTS.
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Item Description
Complete eight page issue published March 6, 1915 in Indianapolis, Indiana consists of four separate loose sheets, each approx. 17x23.5". Page seven is sports page with headline at top "The American Giants! The Great Rube Foster And His Great Team-Leader Of The Great Base Ball Tossers". Article has four photos including Rube Foster, Pete Hill, W. Francis, and Duncan. Just beneath is illustrated article titled "American Giants Base Ball Club, Of Chicago." Has team photo along with four player's photos. Names on team photo are Wade, Barber, Foster, Gilliard, Lloyd, Gaus, Johnson, Hill, Francis, Monroe, Jenkins, Lindsey, Watts, Booker, Duncan. Individual photos show named players Bruce Petway, Wickware, Jesse Barber, and Jenkins. Sheets are tanned around margin edges with a few pieces out here and there but actual baseball section image area will mat and frame to VF appearance. Historic with extremely limited distribution just to African American community.
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