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From Mound To Mainstage: 'Summer King' Captures Life Of Pittsburgh
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Media Gallery
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From Mound To Mainstage: 'Summer King' Captures Life Of Pittsburgh
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Hake's - “HAROLD 'HOOKS' TINKER” SIGNED 1928 PITTSBURGH CRAWFORDS
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Pittsburgh Opera
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Historical Hitter August 27 1939: Josh Gibson
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Negro Leagues Museum Benefit Original - Josh Gibson – Battalgazi
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AfriClassical: Pittsburgh Opera: The Summer King, The Josh Gibson
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The Summer King — AOP
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Pittsburgh Opera
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Opera tells story of Negro Leagues baseball star Josh Gibson
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Pittsburgh Opera
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