WTB Rare Jim Thorpe Original Type 1 Photo
 

I'm always on the hunt for rarer memorabilia of this Oklahoma Legend.

I've put together a nice collection of rare Original Type 1 Thorpe photos from a VERY specific photo shoot in Inglewood, CA, and one is missing from the list (managed to catalogue quite a list to track down).

If anyone has any information or has a copy to sell of the below photo, please let me know.

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/a...pssk9c6muo.jpg

Or if you are looking to move your Jim Thorpe Memorabilia, send me pics/prices, thank you!

Thank you!

Here is my current display of two of the photos: <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/192024735@N03/50911194803/in/album-72157718160924068/" title="20210204_102958"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50911194803_fa19c84ff0_k.jpg" width="2048" height="1343" alt="20210204_102958"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bump after four years....my search continues for the above photo as well as a original Carlisle Indians Jersey (any size). I now own the entire Original Type 1 series minus this one photo, so any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

What original type 1 series are you referring to?

Great question!

In 1931 , Jim Thorpe hosted a training event at his home in Inglewood, CA where he utilized his sons (Phil age 4, and Billy age 3) in a promo of educational football photos titled "History of the Game".

He shot a series of 4 photos with his sons, and then several other photo shoots without his kids.

I've been trying to track down the 4 KNOWN photos (I have 2, one of them I can't find a reference for -3rd), and the photo I attached is a copy of the 4th. I'm looking for THAT specific photo in Original Type 1 production. The 1931 Cleveland News Press said there are four or I would only have reference for the 3 I have located.

He also shot some photos that same day with his dogs "Beezer" and "Don" where his kids are running with him. I haven't located those yet either.

Bumping it up and added my current display so people can see what I'm looking to complete.

Thank you!

Going to bump it back up. Still looking.

Gonna bump it back up. Still looking for this photo. Original Type 1.

I have a friend with a large Thorpe collection. I'll see if he has seen this photo.

Thank you so very much. It's kind of a life mission to unite these four photos. I now have 3 of the 4 known ones of Billy & Phil. I tried to connect with the boys to return them to the family, but the last one passed in Waurika, OK a few years ago.

With some of our recent Thorpe additions, I thought I would throw this out there again. I know an Original Type 1 exists out there somewhere and I'd love to bring it home with it's 3 partners all housed in one collection.