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(BASEBALL.) PAIGE, SATCHEL.
Press photograph of Satchel Paige mak-
ing his American League debut.
8 x 10 glossy photograph from the files of I.N.S.
(International News Service) with file stamp.
Np, 13 July 1948
[300/400]
Leroy Robert Satchel Paige (1906-1982) was an African American baseball giant whose pitching in
the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime. He was
elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971, the first player to be inducted based upon his play in
the Negro leagues.
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(BOXING.) JOE LOUIS vs. JERSEY JOE WALCOTT.
Souvenir Program of
Heavyweight Championship of the World.
Illustrated in half-tone throughout. 16
pages, large 4to, original pictorial wrappers.
New York: Yankee Stadium, 1948
[300/400]
The rematch between these two heavyweights, handily won by Louis with a knockout. This souvenir
is aimed at fans in town for a good time, illustrated with advertisements for some of New York City’s
best nightclubs and restaurants: Club Bengasi, Club Ebony, The Manwood at 125th Street and
many more.
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(BODY-BUILDING.) MELVIN WELLS.
Silver print photograph, 10 x 7
1
⁄
2
inches * Strength and Health Magazine, featuring Melvin Wells.
Copiously illus-
trated magazine, large 4to, original pictorial wrappers.
Np, circa 1949-1950
[400/600]
A photograph of the first professional African American body builder, Melvin Wells (1919-1994) of
Buffalo, New York. Wells, who bears an uncanny resemblance to comedian Eddie Murphy, was state
champion of New York in 1949.
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