Chief Bender – Gun Store Clerk, c. 1910 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

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Chief Bender – Gun Store Clerk, c. 1910

Chief Bender – Gun Store Clerk, c. 1910

1- Photographs, Chief Bender, Hall of FamersSeptember 6, 2020

Bender as a young clerk in a gun store. He was a master trapshooter.

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Bender as a clerk

Bender as a gun store clerk

Yearc. 1910Image Size6 x 8Image TypeVintage gelatin silver printShare

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