LIPMAN PIKE Jewish Baseball PRINT 1866 Harper's Weekly

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LIPMAN PIKE Jewish Baseball PRINT 1866 Harper's Weekly is a complete, genuine historic old newspaper with the following title, date and description:HARPERS WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1866 * Baseball team print includes Jewish star Lipman Pike * Uncle Tom cover... Inside has a full page portrait: The Atlantic Base-Ball Club, And The Athletic Of Philadelphia . Great for display. One of the members of the 1866 Athletics was a famous Jewish ball player named Lipman Pike. Some sources say that Pike was baseballs first professional player, as well as the games first home run champion. The website for the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame has a portrait of Pike, and t is a distinct possibility that one of the individuals in the aforementioned portrait is Pike (second row, third from the right). Other prints with text throughout this 16 page issue including a nice illustration of 'Uncle Tom' on the front page. Very nice, clean condition. An informative video regarding the rare newspapers hobby is shown at the bottom of the listing! Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic! We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind. They are guaranteed to be original! See below the photo for additional information related to Shipping, our Return Policy, Premium Packaging, Certificates of Authenticity, and other offerings read more