Photographic print of Joe Louis shaking hands with unidentified man

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A black and white photograph of Joe Louis shaking hands with an unidentified man. The men are standing on a baseball infield. Both men are wearing suits with hats. Louis is wearing a light hat, while the other man is wearing a dark hat. A New York Cubans baseball player is seen throwing a ball on the left side of the photograph. A crowd can be seen in the background. A stamp on the back reads [31], and a sticker on the back has [1100 / set] handwritten on it in blue ink.

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