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4 Newspaper Photos of Paul Waner & Family - and the Vaudeville Connection.
Lot 26. 4 Newspaper Photos of Paul Waner & Family - and the Vaudeville Connection. A 1942 AP Wirephoto used in the Philadelphia Record shows Waner with his son, Paul Jr., prior to a game as he approached his 3,000th hit. Retouched 8” x 10”, vg+ with cropping marks. The three other photos are 6 ½” x 8 ½”. Earlier in his career, after the 1927 World Series, Paul, along with brother Lloyd, earned $2,000 a week on a national vaudeville tour. They told baseball jokes. Paul played the saxophone, and Lloyd pretended to play the violin. Two 1928 photos from P & A Photos show them on the tour in San Francisco. Both had played for the Seals. One shows Paul in a suit pretending to play catcher as his wife bats. Ex, caption attached. In the other, the brothers are at a microphone of KPO radio. Vg, tiny edge tear, lower left corner torn in border, caption attached. An Acme Newspictures photo shows the brothers in uniform. Ex-m.
Minimum Bid $75.
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