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Lot 928: Hiram Bithorn Original Negative by George Burke

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $100.00
Winning Bid: $175.00
Price Realized: $209.13
Number Of Bids: 4
Auction Date:12/16/2011 9:00 PM EST

Hiram Bithorn was a right-handed pitcher who became the first Puerto Rican baseball player to play in the majors. Bithorn played for the Cubs and later the Chicago White Sox. This negative is from a photograph taken by Chicago photographer George Burke, who shot many of the images used to make the 1933-1935 Goudey baseball cards and was an official photographer for the Chicago Cubs, White Sox and NFL’s Bears. This negative is in EX condition with slight discoloration around the edges.

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