Fall Discovery Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2014
Great collection of a signed 8x10 photo of Robinson photo shaking hands with employees, the day after he became vice president at the Chock full of Nuts restaurant and Coffee group. There are over 15 photos other than the signed one they are 4"x5".
Though many believe Robinson retired because he didn’t want to play for the rival Giants, the truth is that he was planning to quit, anyway. In fact, long before the trade, he sold his retirement story to Look magazine, which was to break the story and pay Robinson $50,000 for a series of articles.
Dec. 10, 1956: Robinson accepts a job with Chock Full O’ Nuts (a chain of New York-based lunch counters), a two-year deal for $30,000 a year. He’s to be vice president and director of personnel. It’s not immediately publicized.
Jackie Robinson collection
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