[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - SPORTS]. 4 photographs of baseball players, incl. Base Ball Day by Anthony.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
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Jun 26, 2023
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Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - SPORTS]. 4 photographs of baseball players, incl. Base Ball Day by Anthony.
Central Park (New York). Base Ball Day. New York: E & H.T. Anthony, ca 1867. 6 x 3 in. stereoview on cardstock mount (toning, fading, and soiling to print; edge and corner wear to mount including some loss). An early image documenting semi-organized baseball, featuring a group of young boys gathered together in Central Park, some holding baseball equipment.
[With:] 5 x 4 in. silver gelatin photograph of a group of young men, nine dressed in baseball uniforms, accompanied by note card inscribed, "Boston, Young Cy - Top 2nd from left, Cruze - hon-Top 3rd from right (1906 Uniform)." -- 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. silver gelatin photograph of a baseball player in a field with his hands on his knees, wearing a mitt. -- 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. silver gelatin photograph on a cardstock mount of a man wearing a mitt, posing in the act of catching a ball, with a bench and stands in the background.
Together, 4 photographs. Condition generally good, with some toning, light soiling, corner and edge wear.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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