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Half of the African Zulu Cannibals Baseball Team

Citation

“Half of the African Zulu Cannibals Baseball Team,” Madison Historical, accessed November 22, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2087.

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Description

This is a black and white group photograph of half the "African Zulu Cannibals" baseball team. The image cuts the other half of the team off and is blurred. The African Zulus were an all African American baseball team that traveled around the country playing local teams. The Collinsville Indians played the Zulu's in 1949 at the Collinsville High School. Size: 8" x 10"

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-0156
  • Upper Level Photo Filing Cabinet Drawer 2
  • 2002.013.008n
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