1933 Indian Gum #74, Lewis Wetzel ⭐ ️Legendary West Virginia Mountaineer
Posting this card In honor of the West Virginia Mountaineer baseball team's first ever College World Series appearance.
Few figures in West Virginia history are as legendary as Lewis Wetzel. Born in 1763 and raised along Wheeling Creek in what is now northern West Virginia, Wetzel became famous as a scout, hunter, and Indian fighter during the violent frontier conflicts of the late 18th century. According to frontier accounts, he possessed extraordinary wilderness skills, including the remarkable ability to reload his flintlock rifle while running at full speed, a feat that earned him the nickname “Death Wind” among his enemies.
Wetzel County, WV is named in his honor.
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1933 Indian Gum #42 ⭐️ Tecumseh
Tecumseh was a Shawnee Chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands.
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1933 Indian Gum #25, Geronimo 🏹
1933 was a banner year for trading cards of all kinds.
Indian Gum cards are some of my favorites.
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1933 Indian Gum #32, Massasoit ⭐
Kind and generous Chief of the Wampanoags, who, although at first was unfriendly to the Pilgrims, soon became friendly and was an invited guest at the 1st Thanksgiving at Plymouth, MA.

1933 Goudey Indian Gum #55, General Custer ⭐
George Armstrong Custer really was the closest thing the 19th century had to a rock star, especially during and just after the Civil War.
During the Civil War, Custer became a national celebrity while still in his early 20s.

He was repeatedly featured in newspapers, engravings, and illustrated magazines—the mass media of the era.

The public knew him by name, face, and reputation, which was unusual for a junior officer.
Custer cultivated a flashy, rebellious style - long flowing blond hair, flamboyant uniforms, velvet jackets, red scarves, and sometimes buckskin.

He openly rejected the stiff, conservative image expected of Army officers—very much like a rebellious celebrity flaunting convention.

In terms of visibility, swagger, youthful fame, devoted fans, loud critics, and lasting mythology, George Armstrong Custer absolutely functioned as a 19th-century rock star figure—with all the brilliance, ego, and self-destruction that comparison implies.