Lot # 306: 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates Photo Collection w/Rabbit Maranville (HOF) & Moses Yellowhorse (24 - Skiff Estate)

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 17 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2023 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/2/2023 12:00 PM to
8/19/2023 9:00 PM



Fascinating collection of 24 photographs depicting individual players from the 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates. Notables include: Native American pitcher Moses Yellowhorse, Hall of Famers Rabbit Maranville and Max Carey, stars Babe Adams and George Gibson, and short-timer Bill Skiff. Skiff's career consisted of only 16 games with the 1921 Pirates and six appearances for the 1926 New York Yankees. This collection hails directly from Bill Skiff's estate where it has been housed for many decades until the time of this offering. Each photo measures approx. 4" x 7" with some slightly smaller and some larger with each mounted to heavy board with blank backs. Pinholes and/or scattered adhesive residue can be found across the group. Photos in this collection: 1) Babe Adams 2) Clyde Barnhart 3) Carson Bigbee 4) Tony Brottem 5) Max Carey 6) Hal Carlson 7) Wilbur Cooper 8) George Cutshaw 9) Chic Fraser 10) George Gibson 11) Whitey Glazner 12) Charlie Grimm 13) Bill Hinchman 14) Rabbit Maranville 15) Dave Robertson 16) Mike Rohwer 17) Bill Skiff (portrait) 18) Bill Skiff (displaying item) 19) Walter Schmidt 20) Cotton Tierney 21) Possum Whitted 22) Mike Wilson 23) Moses Yellowhorse 24) Jimmy Zinn.

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