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Description
Chris Sockalexis (Penobscot) looked at the grave of his relative, Louis Sockalexis (1871-1913), the famous baseball player for whom the city of Cleveland's professional baseball team was formerly named. As of 2021, the team is the Cleveland Guardians.
Ranco wore a graphic t-shirt printed with (A.S.T.C.) for the Andrew Sockalexis Track Club, commemorating another relative, track and field Olympian Andrew Sockalexis (1892-1919) who was cousin to Louis.
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About This Item
- Title: Remembering Louis Sockalexis, Indian Island, 1980
- Creator: Cartwright Steve
- Creation Date: 1980-07-21
- Subject Date: 1980-07-21
- Location: Indian Island, Old Town, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1880, Box 3/1
- Collection: United Press International collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Baseball players--Maine
- Cemeteries--Maine--Old Town
- Penobscot Nation
- Sockalexis, Louis,1871-1913--Tomb
- Tombs & sepulchral monuments
- Wabanaki
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