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LL/115017
Unidentified photographer
1889, 9 February (taken) 1940s (scan)
Baseball at the Sphinx

Press photo
Private collection of John Quin
In 1889 former player Albert Spalding led the Chicago White Stockings and an All-Americas exhibition team around the globe playing exhibition games to promote the sport. This photo shows members of both teams on and around the Sphinx during a stop in Egypt.
 
LL/115017


 

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