Bluffs and Piasa Bird, 2016

Poster Advertising "African Zulu Cannibals" vs. Collinsville Indians

Citation

“Poster Advertising "African Zulu Cannibals" vs. Collinsville Indians,” Madison Historical, accessed December 22, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2089.

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Description

This is a large cardstock laminated poster advertising the "African Zulu Canibals" vs. "Collinsville Indians" baseball game held on Memorial Day. The African Zulus were an all African American baseball team that traveled around the country playing other interurban baseball teams. The Collinsville Indians played the Zulu's in 1949 at the Collinsville High School.

Subjects

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

Contributor

  • Chase J., Wilma

Date

May 30, 1949

Language

English

Type

  • Miscellaneous Document

Format

  • pdf

Location

Collinsville, Illinois

Identifier

  • CHM-D-0001
  • Upper Level Photo Filing Cabinet Drawer 6
  • 002.013.016
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