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African Zulu Cannibals Baseball Player

Citation

“African Zulu Cannibals Baseball Player,” Madison Historical, accessed November 25, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2075.

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Description

This is a copy of a sepia photograph of a single unidentified "African Zulu Cannibals" baseball player sitting on a bench. The Zulu's were an all African American Baseball team. On May 30, 1949 the Collinsville Indians played the Zulu Cannibals at the Collinsville High School. Size: 4" x 5"

Subjects

  • Inter-City Baseball League
  • Collinsville
  • baseball
  • sports

Contributor

  • Chase J., Wilma

Date

May 30, 1949

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • jpg

Location

Collinsville, Illinois

Identifier

  • CHM-P-0145
  • Upper Level Photo Filing Cabinet Drawer 2
  • 2002.013.008b
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