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Rare 1945 Barnstorming Photo Featuring Chicago Cubs and Other Players in Huron, South Dakota.
Lot 338. Rare 1945 Barnstorming Photo Featuring Chicago Cubs and Other Players in Huron, South Dakota. 4” x 5 ¼” photo taken in October shows more than 25 players outside a hotel. The group includes at least a dozen Cubs, as well as players from the Red Sox, Browns, Indians, Cardinals, White Sox and Tigers and minor league teams. Players we can identify are Swish Nicholson, Ival Goodman, Paul Gillespie, Phil Cavaretta, Paul Derringer, Dewey Williams and Frank Secory of the Cubs, Harry Brecheen of the Cardinals, Jeff Heath and Allie Reynolds of the Indians and Dizzy Trout of the Tigers. A Madison, Wis. photographer took the picture. Following the regular season, players often combined a barnstorming tour with a hunting trip. Ex+ with a couple of small, light creases in the border in the lower left corner.
Winning Bid $20.
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