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Lot 291: Three Napoleon Lajoie Photos including two by Paul Thompson

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Reserve: $500.00
Winning Bid: $2,484.98
Price Realized: $2,969.55
Auction Date:6/26/2005 9:00 PM EST

Three splendid 5 x 7's of Larry "Napoleon" Lajoie in his Indians uniform when he dominated the deadball era as arguably the greatest second baseman ever and a .339 lifetime hitter from 1896-1916. Great vintage action shot of Nap making a tag while a runner barrels into him and 2 early snaps by legendary lensman Paul Thompson with his valuable copyright stamp on the back -- a sepia toned, subtly faded gem of Lajoie triumphantly holding a ball in his Band-Aid size mitt and a delightfully off the wall candid of him slyly adjusting his crotch during pregame warm-ups with an expression of relief. Photos are from EX+ to NRMT.

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