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Old 11-27-2013, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by vargha View Post
Lastly, as to the Cubs, my guess is that since Wrigley owned the Cubs, he didn't allow a rival chewing gum company to have pictures of his players.
Makes sense. The funny thing is, most if not all of the photos for the set were shot by George Burke, who was official photographer for the Cubs at the time.
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