Baseball pitcher Satchel Page in a baseball field ready to pitch, Los Angeles, circa 1933

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This photograph (cropped) appears in the Los Angeles Times article: "He's Just a Big Man From the South; It's 'Satchel Paige Day' at White Sox Ball Park Today," 11/12/1933. According to article, Satchel Paige was playing with the Royal Giants during the winter of 1933., Leroy "Satchel" Paige, was a sucessful player in the Negro Leagues from 1926-1947 before he signed with the Cleveland Indians as the second African American player in the majors., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Text from negative sleeve: Paige, Satchel. baseball. Nitrate, Handwritten on negative: Satchel Paige, Famed baseball pitcher Satchel Page with his arms raised about to pitch. A sign on the fence in the background reads: "New, Clean Grade-Marked Lumber, $1800 per 1000 ft., Owens-parks Lumber Co., 2100 E. 38th St., 5 blocks East" which is a Los Angeles address. The location may be Thomas Jefferson High School at Hopner and 41st St.