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Originally Posted by Brent G.
Many thanks to Net54 member Derek for helping me add this amazing postcard to my Jim Thorpe collection!
I sold what I thought was my grail card for about 40 years — a nice '86 Jordan — to make this purchase (and a few others) happen. Funny how joining Net54 can change your collecting perspective -- I decided I'd rather have a pop 35 instead of a pop 33,500.
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Now you just need to add the other postcard from that set that shows Thorpe.
He was not the only athlete to pose at those steps.
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This is Donnell Young. He competed in the 200m and 400m at Stockholm. He competed for the BAA. Went to Amherst. Professor at Amherst, Carleton, Arizona, William and Mary, Maine and George Washington. Worked as a substitute teacher in his home town after retirement. Descended from John Alden of Pilgrim fame. Lived to 101. This is from a group of small photos and RPPC's taken by a competitor/coach in 1912 that I just acquired.
08-19-2025, 04:00 PM
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