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Archive 03-10-2006 07:03 PM

Jim Thorpe?
 
Posted By: <b>Chris Counts</b><p>Here's an old postcard that just closed on eBay. The Jim Thorpe lookalike is obvious to me, but is it really him? Certainly the buyer thought so at nearly $200 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-real-photo-postcard-EAGLES-MERE-PA-BASEBALL-TEAM_W0QQitemZ6258949591QQcategoryZ20232QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem" target="_blank">1911 real photo postcard EAGLES MERE, PA, BASEBALL TEAM</a> <br /><br /><a href="PUT YOUR FULL LINK HERE" target="_blank"><img src="http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e278/ccmcnutt/IMG_3872_edited.jpg"></a>

Archive 03-10-2006 07:11 PM

Jim Thorpe?
 
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Bottom second from the left, looks like him, but someone with more of a sense of his history will have to give a better estimate as to the liklihood of it actually being him.

Archive 03-10-2006 07:17 PM

Jim Thorpe?
 
Posted By: <b>Steve M</b><p>Sold upon a representation that Thorpe is on the card. Anyone have any info?<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1141960631.JPG">

Archive 03-10-2006 11:42 PM

Jim Thorpe?
 
Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>Jim Thorpe was 6'1" I dont think he would be sitting on ground, usually that was for the little 5'8" middle infielders.<br /><br />I think there were alot of Indians that had Thorpes facial features in the era.

Archive 03-11-2006 03:38 AM

Jim Thorpe?
 
Posted By: <b>identify7</b><p>Some photographers prefer the tall guys to sit.

Archive 03-11-2006 04:14 AM

Jim Thorpe?
 
Posted By: <b>jamie</b><p>maybe someone can start a collection of thorpe look-alikes<br /><img src="http://members.sparedollar.com/BEARMTNJB/MVC-015S(48).JPG">


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