Jim Thorpe - Type 1 Press Photo - 1936
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:5617168 | Year: 1936 |
| Sport: Football | Team-NFL: Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Player: Jim Thorpe |
| Size: 8 1/8 x 10 |
Jim Thorpe - Type 1 Press Photo - 1936. Taped description of photo says - " ALWAYS A STRANGER TO AN OVERCOAT, BIG JIM, AT FIFTY, SEEMS RELAXED ENOUGH AS HE WATCHES THE CHICAGO BEARS AND THE GREEN BAY PACKERS FROM THE BEAR'S PLAYER'S BENCH ON A COLD JANUARY DAY IN HOLLYWOOD'S GILMORE STADIUM. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: COMEDIAN JOE E. BROWN; BEAR HALFBACK JOHNNY SISK; JIM THORPE AND THE AUTHOR, PAT FLAHERTY, FORMER BEAR END AND HALFBACK IN THE EARLY ERA OF PRO FOOTBALL WHEN THORPE'S CANT...ON BULLDOGS WERE A GRIDIRON POWERHOUSE. "PHOTO HAS AVG. WEAR, WITH LIGHT BENDS AND CRACKS FROM AGE. STAMP ON BACK READS - PLEASE CREDIT BLUMENTHAL-PHILLIPS, 2404 W. 7TH STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIF, . FITZROY 3004. PHOTO IS DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF PAT FLAHERTY. PLEASE CHECK OUT MORE ITEMS OF JIM THORPE, THAT WAS IN THIS ESTATE. WILL GLADLY COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES.
