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January 27. Bibb Falk born 1899.
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January 27. Bibb Falk born 1899. During a 1924 exhibition game at Wembley Stadium against the New York Giants in London, part of a post-season tour of England, Bibb Falk…
January 26. General McClellan will ignore President Lincoln’s order for a Union Army offensive.
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January 26. President Lincoln calls for a Union Army offensive, issuing General War Order number one, which was ignored by commander General George McClellan. Cigar box label from Havana, Cuba…
January 26. Union commander General George McClellan.
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January 26. Union commander General George McClellan will ignore President Lincoln who issues General War Order number one in 1862. Cigar box label from Havana, Cuba featuring a portrait of…
January 26. Bob Nieman born 1927.
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January 26. Bob Nieman born 1927. 1959 Topps card of Bob Nieman.
January 25. The Wedding March by Mendelssohn first played.
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January 25. The Wedding March by Mendelssohn first played at the wedding of Princess Victoria and Friedrich of Prussia, 1858. The New Priscilla magazine featuring a beaming bride on the…
January 25. Danny Richardson born 1863.
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January 25. Danny Richardson born 1863. 1893 Cartoon mocking Danny Richardson published in the Illustrated Police News, points to his drinking problems.
January 24. Gold discovered at Sutters Mill, California in 1845.
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January 24. Gold discovered at Sutters Mill, California in 1845. Cigar box label for the Gold Hunter Cigar, from about 1880 by Schlegel of New York.
January 24. Flint Rhem born 1901.
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January 24. Flint Rhem born 1901. Flint Rhem in a St. Louis Cardinals premium from Metropolitan Photo Studios, 1931.
Charles Lindbergh after supportng Nazis in Congress (fascist)
News photograph 1941
January 23. Sam Jethroe born 1917.
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January 23. Sam Jethroe born 1917. Sam Jethroe of the Boston Braves appears on the cover of ‘Color’ magazine for July of 1951.
January 22. United Mine Workers organize in Columbus, Ohio in 1908.
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January 22. United Mine Workers organize in Columbus, Ohio in 1908. Die cut print of miner at work, from circa 1885, printed in Germany.
January 22. Ira Thomas born 1881.
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January 22. Ira Thomas born 1881. El Score, baseball newspaper from Havana, with Ira Thomas on the cover, promotes the upcoming tour of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1906.
Salt Lake Shooters
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Salt Lake Shooters
1940 Homestead Grays
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1940 Homestead Grays
Arm Full of Toys
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Arm Full of Toys
American Boy Scouts
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American Boy Scouts
Miners Blacksmith
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Miners Blacksmith
1910 Philadelphia Athletics
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1910 Philadelphia Athletics
January 21. Jefferson Davis resigns the United States Senate, 1861.
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January 21. Jefferson Davis resigns the United States Senate, 1861. Civil War envelope where Jefferson Davis’ shadow appears to be a jackass.
Lew Fonseca Instructional
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Book Cover • for Little Technical Library • NYC • 5″ x 7″ • c.1930
Hong Kong Occupied
Lithographic print 1890
January 20. Joe Dobson born 1917.
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January 20. Joe Dobson born 1917. Joe Dobson on a 1953 Bowman gum card.
January 19. Goethe’s Faust first performed 1n 1829.
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January 19. Goethe’s Faust first performed 1n 1829. The Faust Quadrille sheet music, by Charles Coote, published by Oliver Ditson, Boston, 1863.
Chick Gandil Spring Training
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News photograph 1917
Joseph Stalin • Happy Family
News photograph 1930
Curt Flood Batting
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News photograph 1970
President Eisenhower’s Limo
News photograph 1954
January 17. Don Zimmer born 1931.
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January 17. Don Zimmer born 1931. Portrait of a young Don Zimmer with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955.
Benny Goodman performing 1935
Publicity Photograph • Krugmann Photo • New York City • 8.5″ 11″ • c.1935
Dizzy Dean Quite Upset
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News photograph 1938
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