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Lot # 356: 1926 "Black Trainer of the Cleveland Indians", Works on Pitcher Garland Buckeye

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 4 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall Premier Auction 2018",
which ran from 10/20/2018 8:00 PM to
11/10/2018 8:00 PM



Touching large 1926 photograph of the trainer of the Cleveland Indians (an unidentified black man) working on pitcher Garland Buckeye in the locker room. A rare image as this trainer would have been banned himself from the field but was welcome as a valuable member of the team as long as he stayed behind the scenes! An unusual photo as even photographers at the time were reluctant to capture any black team members due to the color barrier in baseball making this extremely rare!

Size: 8x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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