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MATERIAL: Felt
TYPE: Pennant
DIMENSIONS: Measures 25x7"
CONDITION: This red, orange and brown felt pennant with white, gold, and brown graphics still has its original tassels in place. Some minor discoloration but no discernable pinholes.
NOTES: EX-MT
LANGUAGE
English
ITEM ID: 3989
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New York Black Yankees Negro League Pennant

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DATE
Decade: 1940s
Century: 20th (1901-2000)
Notes: c1940

Founded by two prominent African Americans, financier James “Soldier Boy” Semler and dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, the franchise was originally known as the Harlem Black Bombers and was in existence from 1931 to 1948.

Some of this team’s most notable stars included Satchel Paige, Fats Jenkins, Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe, George “Mule” Suttles, and Willie Wells.

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