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06-26-2025, 07:38 AM
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To correct the historical record as reported in my post above for those who are interested:
John Johnstone was not Jim Thorpe's cabin mate for the entire trip, if he was for any portion of it. Abel Kiviat, generally documented as being Thorpe's roommate, in a 1984 interview with the NY Times described Thorpe being assigned to a different stateroom after arriving. See the link here: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/13/s...ne-regret.html The important line being, "Thorpe was assigned to Kiviat's stateroom for two nights until: "Let's say he got very happy, and they moved him down the hall, away from young guys like us."" Also, the contemporary claim that Johnstone was the youngest to compete in the Olympics to 1912 is again disproven by Abel Kiviat. Johnstone was born in January 1892 and Kiviat in June. 
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07-10-2025, 11:07 AM
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Here's a card I've posted before but I was able to add an exciting piece a couple of years ago. What I believe is a Type 1 Brown Brothers photo that was used when creating the card. The card is from the Capital Candy & Cracker issue out of Sacramento, CA and based on the 1912 Olympics. To date, this is the only copy known to exist to the best of my knowledge. The set is very rare with an incomplete checklist and last time I did any research only 10-12 subjects have been check listed.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/201243...es-R70h3jKjRz/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/201243...es-R70h3jKjRz/ Last edited by butcher354435; 07-28-2025 at 11:54 AM.
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07-20-2025, 03:33 AM
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07-20-2025, 09:13 AM
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07-29-2025, 06:11 PM
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Hello all — wanted to post this for the Thorpe collectors out there. I picked this two-sided signed photo up. I’m having a custom card made from the signature on the back and am having the front made into a cut — both going to PSA upon return.
I know this one doesn’t match most of Jim’s exemplars. I had a local Thorpe collector say it was good (noting the "Good" was a specific match), was hoping to hear back from another on this thread. Please let me know what you think -- thank you!
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07-29-2025, 11:48 PM
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This from a 1952 cut on PSA’s site convinced my amateur eye it looked good — seems he rarely added this:
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08-18-2025, 10:59 AM
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I've been putting in some work to build up my Thorpe collection. Found some great deals over the past month!
I currently have the custom card and the cut signature in the post above at PSA for authentication.
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09-11-2025, 02:22 PM
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Jim Thorpe PSA/DNA certified cut signature now available in the B/S/T: https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=364715
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