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Baseball team from Bakersfield, California

Date: 1956

Kansan Jim Golden (standing in the back, on the far right) is among the individuals pictured in this photograph of the 1956 Bakersfield Boosters minor league baseball team. The club…

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Jim Golden of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Between 1960 and 1961

This photo features Jim Golden, a right-handed pitcher from rural Topeka, as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Golden had a professional baseball career that spanned the period 1954-1964.…

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Jim Golden of the Houston Colt .45s

Date: Between 1962 and 1963

This photo features Jim Golden, a right-handed pitcher from rural Topeka, as a member of the Houston Colt .45s. Golden had a professional baseball career that spanned the period 1954-1964.…

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Jim Golden in White Sox uniform

Date: 1964

This photo features Jim Golden, a right-handed pitcher from rural Topeka. Golden had a professional baseball career that spanned the period 1954-1964. During that time, he played for two major…

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Indianapolis Indians baseball team

Date: 1964

This photograph from 1964 shows the Indianapolis Indians, a Chicago White Sox affiliate in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. Three of the team’s players had Kansas connections, including: Rudy…

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Daryl Spencer of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: 1961

Wichita native Daryl Spencer, an infielder with the Los Angeles Dodgers, is shown here in a photograph from 1961. Spencer had a professional baseball career spanning the period 1949-1972, including…

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Tulsa Oilers baseball team

Date: 1958

Kansan Jim Golden (standing in the back, fourth from the left) is among the individuals pictured in this photograph of the 1958 Tulsa Oilers minor league baseball team. The club…

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Baseball team in St. Paul, Minnesota

Date: 1959

This photo from 1959 shows the St. Paul Saints, a Class AAA minor league baseball club in the American Association. The Saints’ roster included two Kansans, pitchers Jim Golden of…

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Oklahoma City 89ers baseball team

Date: 1963

This is a photograph of the 1963 Oklahoma City 89ers minor league baseball club from the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. The team, which was affiliated with the Houston Colt…

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Jim Golden in Colt .45s uniform

Date: Between 1962 and 1963

This photo features Jim Golden, a right-handed pitcher from rural Topeka, as a member of the Houston Colt .45s. Golden had a professional baseball career that spanned the period 1954-1964.…

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Members of the Jim Golden family

Date: 1961

This photograph from 1961 shows Topekan Jim Golden and his family preparing to leave for Vero Beach, Florida, where Golden was to report for spring training as a member of…

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Mosby-Mack commemorative baseball bat

Date: 1953

This oversized bat, dubbed “Big Mack,” commemorated the achievements of the 1953 Mosby-Mack American Legion baseball team which represented Topeka’s Capitol Post 1. Named for the team’s sponsor, the Mosby-Mack…

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Jim Golden scrapbook

Date: Between 1953 and 1957

This scrapbook from the 1950s documents the early years of Jim Golden’s baseball career. Golden, a right-handed pitcher from rural Topeka, had a professional baseball career that spanned the period…

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Baseball team from Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1968

This photo from 1968 shows the Gatehouse Apartment Bombers semipro baseball team from Topeka. Kneeling in front are (l to r): Barry Gentry (of): Richard Walthal (c); Lenny Bozic (of);…

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Child’s baseball uniform

Date: 1962

This child’s baseball uniform was made by the Houston Colt .45s major league baseball club to be worn by Jim Golden’s son Mark during a planned father-son game. The game,…

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Mosby-Mack baseball cap

Date: Between 1951 and 1953

This baseball cap from the early 1950s was worn by pitcher Jim Golden of the Mosby-Mack American Legion baseball team. The team represented Topeka’s Capitol Post 1, and was named…

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Mosby-Mack baseball jacket

Date: Between 1951 and 1953

This jacket from the early 1950s was worn by pitcher Jim Golden of the Mosby-Mack American Legion baseball team. The team represented Topeka’s Capitol Post 1, and was named for…

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Kid wagon at Atlanta, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This is a photograph of a kid wagon or a school wagon in Atlanta, Kansas. Dwight Markley is standing 4th from left and Hubert ______ fifth from left.

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Missouri Pacific Railroad depot, Rose, Kansas

Date: June 18, 1955

This photograph shows the Missouri Pacific Railroad depot in Rose, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure was part of the Southern Kansas Division, Coffeyville subdivision along mile post 405.29. The depot…