[Jackie Robinson Scrapbook : c1947-1972, (bulk 1947-1956) / compiled by Jack Donovan.]

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[Jackie Robinson Scrapbook : c1947-1972, (bulk 1947-1956) / compiled by Jack Donovan.]

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Jackie Robinson Scrapbook contains primarily illustrations of Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers between 1947 and 1956 taken from magazines and national newspapers. Included are two baseball cards, numerous magazine covers featuring Robinson, and team photographs of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Of note are illustrations from his barnstorming team (c1949) and includes a picture of a publicity poster.

v. .5 cubic feet.

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