George "Hooks" Wiltse 1913-1914 world tour photograph album : photograph album, 1913-1914.

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George "Hooks" Wiltse 1913-1914 world tour photograph album : photograph album, 1913-1914.

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Photograph album created by Mrs. Wiltse, wife of George "Hooks" Wiltse, containing photographs primarily of the 1913-1914 world tour involving the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants. There are also two loose undated photographs (10.0" x 8.0") taken after the tour, a mimeographed schedule of the George "Hooks" Wiltse Baseball League (1959), and a May 8, 1917 cartoon (10.5" x 12.5") of Wiltse advertising for his all-star team. Items of note include action photo of Wiltse pitching in his New York Giants uniform, photos of Charles Comiskey, Sam Crawford, Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, Tris Speaker, Jim Thorpe, photo of John McGraw with captain of Japanese University baseball team, photos of Bobby Calihan, the White Sox' mascot, photos of Sir Thomas Lipton, photos of Sphinx, photos of Pompeii, and a photo of the tourists on Vatican steps.

1 photograph album (.13 cu. ft.)

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