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Maurice Richard and Jean Beliveau holding the Stanley Cup
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News photograph 1958.
Sandy Koufax Victorious
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News photograph 1957.
December 29. Frank Delahanty is born in 1882.
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December 29, 1882. Frank Delahanty is born in 1882. Portrait of Frank Delahanty from a 1907 fold-out postcard for the New York Highlanders in 1907.
Lithograph of Chickens of all Kinds.
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Book illustration 1894
Ted Lyons Checks it Out
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News photograph 1930.
December 28. Iowa becomes the 29th State of the American Union in 1846.
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December 28, 1846. Agricultural advertisement showing the busy and varied activities of the Victorian farming era in the U.S. MidWest, including Iowa.
Hail Glorious Banner Music
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Sheet music 1861.
December 27. Henry Kimbro is born in 1912.
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December 27, 1912. Henry Kimbro is born. Henry Kimbro in a Cuban candy card from the mid-1940s in Havana.
Jumping Jupiter Music
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Sheet music cover illustration 1910
Carlton Fisk Makes the Out
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News photograph 1975
December 25. At West Point Military Academy the all-night Eggnog Riot rages in 1826.
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December 25, 1826. Santa Claus brings eggnog cheer to all, including frustrated young cadets.
Quincy Trouppe in Cuba
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Political premium 1947
Egyptian Fantasy
Painting by De Leftwich Dodge 1899
December 24. Frank Taveras is born in 1949.
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December 24, 1949. Frank Taveras is born in 1949. Frank Taveras in action with the New York Mets in 1980.
December 23. Fritz Maisel is born in 1889.
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December 23, 1889. Fritz Maisel is born. Fritz Maisel as a New York Yankee in 1915.
December 22. The Lincoln Tunnel opens in New York City in 1937.
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December 22, 1937. Postcard of vehicles navigating the Holland Tunnel in New York City, circa 1930.
Connie Mack with his Two Sons
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News photograph 1930
December 21. Benjamin Disraeli is born in 1804.
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December 21, 1804. Tobacco crate label featuring Benjamin Disraeli making a presentation to Britain’s Queen Victoria, circa 1875.
December 20. Fred Merkle is born in 1888.
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December 20, 1888. Fred Merkle is born. Portrait of Fred Merkle in West Side Park in Chicago in 1918.
South Carolina $5 Note
Confederate five dollar bill 1861
President Taft Amongst Giant Vegetables
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Real photo postcard 1910
December 19. Ramon Herrera is born in 1897.
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December 19, 1897. Ramon Herrera is born. Ramon Herrera poses with Armando Marsans (left)
December 18. Mesa Verde discovered by white men in 1888.
December 18, 1888. Detroit Publishing Photochrome 1900.
December 18. Ty Cobb is born in 1886.
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December 18, 1886. Ty Cobb is born. Cracker Jack card of Ty Cobb from 1914.
December 17. Oscar Tuero is born in 1893.
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December 17, 1893. Oscar Tuero is born. Portrait of Tuero in Almendares Park in Havana, Cuba in 1924.
Fire Insurance Folder
Advertising Folder • for German American Insurance Co. • NYC • 7″ x 6″ • c.1880
December 16. Bank Robbery dramatically thwarted in Clinton, Indiana in 1930.
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December 16, 1930. Hold up is underway in this chewing gum magazine advertisement from the 1920s.
December 16. Sammy Strang is born in 1876.
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December 16, 1876. Sammy Strang is born. Sam Strang in New York Highlanders uniform from 1907.
December 15. Eddie Robinson is born in 1920.
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December 15, 1920. Eddie Robinson is born. Black and white Bowman Gum Card with Eddie Robinson from 1953.
Demons of Drink
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Postcard 1915.
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