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  • Poster advertising a game between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Harlem Stars

    Poster advertising a game between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Harlem Stars

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Paige, Satchel, American, 1906 - 1982
    Tatum, Goose, American, 1921 - 1967
    Negro League Baseball Players Association, American, founded 1990
    Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965
    New York Harlem Stars, American, 1931 - 1931
    Medium
    ink on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (55.2 x 34.9 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Place printed
    Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1945
    Description
    A Negro American League baseball poster featuring Satchel Paige and Goose Tatum. The poster is white at top and has a white border. The text at the top of the poster is red and says “VICTORY FIELD / INDIANAPOLIS / FRI. AUG. 31 8:00 p. m. / Adults $1.25 Children 12 & Under 25¢. Below this in white text in a blcak square is "NEGRO American LEAGUE / BASEBALL." Printed in black ink on a red background is “25 TIMES WORLD’S / Champions / Kansas City / Monarchs / VS / Harlem Stars / FEATURING THE CLOWN PRINCE OF BASEBALL GOOSE TATUM.” Images of Goose Tatum and Stchel Page are also printed on the red background. At the bottom of the poster in white text on a black background is “SEE – IN ACTION – LE ROY ‘SATCHEL’ PAIGE / ‘THE AGELESS WONDER’ REPUTEDLY THE / GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME!”
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.135.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
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    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560

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