Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Famed baseball pitcher Satchel Paige with his arms raised about to pitch. A sign on the fence in the background reads: "New, Clean Grade-Marked Lumber, $1800 per 1000 ft., Owens-parks Lumber Co., 2100 E. 38th St., 5 blocks East" which is a Los Angeles address. The location may be Thomas Jefferson High School at Hopner and 41st St. Leroy "Satchel" Paige, was a sucessful player in the Negro Leagues from 1926-1947 before he signed with the Cleveland Indians as the second African American player in the majors. This photograph (cropped) appears in the Los Angeles Times article: "He's Just a Big Man From the South; It's 'Satchel Paige Day' at White Sox Ball Park Today," 11/12/1933. According to article, Satchel Paige was playing with the Royal Giants during the winter of 1933. Text from negative sleeve: Paige, Satchel. baseball. Nitrate Handwritten on negative: Satchel Paige
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_0029 ark:/21198/zz002d9710
Language
English
Subject
Baseball players--California--Los Angeles People Sports Paige, Satchel, 1906-1982
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