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Identifier
20150326
Description
Image shows Ben Tompkins, second from left, reading a statement from Philadelphia about his signing a bonus contract with the Phillies baseball team. In the living room with him are, from left to right, sister, Betty, left; F. F. (Rube) Leissner, former high school coach, and Mrs. R. B. Tompkins, his mother. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, February 1, 1951.
Archival Date
1951-01-31
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2587
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Baseball
Names
Tompkins, Ben; Tompkins, R. B. (Mrs.); Leissner, Betty; Leissner, F. F. (Rube); Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team)
Subjects
Baseball