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Whitney, John Hay
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Memo Gracida
Mexican athlete
Hitchcock, Thomas, Jr.
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.
American polo player

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Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.
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"Siyavush Plays Polo before Afrasiyab" folio 180v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi; painting attributed to Qasim ibn 'Ali, c. 1525-30 Tabriz, Iran. Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper.
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