View Full Version : Need a lil' team ID help
3-2-count
05-07-2010, 10:50 PM
Need a little help guys. Trying to ID the team on the following rppc's. Jerseys say Washington, but can't pin point if it's a minor league or just a town team.
Love the coats. My guess, 1907-1910-ish era........ Thoughts??
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/DSC00881.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/DSC00879.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/DSC00880.jpg
Kawika
05-08-2010, 01:00 AM
Tony: Uniforms look too nice to be a beer league team. Baseball-Reference.com has Washington minor league teams in Indiana (no info) and Pennsylvania (1905-07). The Pa. squad had Bill McKechnie in '06 and '07. Wishful thinking has him first row, second from left, ears & jaws maybe, nose probably not. Disclaimer: This is a wild guess. Really nice postcards, brah.
Iowa?? Disregard above wild hypothesis. Anything is possible if you don't know what you're talking about.
slidekellyslide
05-08-2010, 08:02 AM
IMO just a small town named Washington. It's possible that it's a minor league team there was a Washington, Indiana and Washington, Pennsylvania in the lower minor leagues at the time that photo could have been taken.
3-2-count
05-08-2010, 08:11 AM
Not sure if it helps the search, but on the reverse it's stamped Frey's Studio Washington, Iowa. Headquarters for amateur supplies & finishing.
slidekellyslide
05-08-2010, 08:33 AM
Washington, Iowa was never in any minor league. It's just a well dressed town team.
3-2-count
05-08-2010, 08:37 AM
Thanks Dan. Well dressed they are. The players coats and medical bag sitting between the middle players legs, bottom row gives the photo a nice touch.
Wite3
05-08-2010, 08:50 AM
Just had a thought...when did it become the fashion for people to smile in photos? We all have heard "smile" or "say cheese" but many of the early baseball photos I have seen rarely have the player(s) smiling. Just musing...
Nice postcards though!!
Joshua
3-2-count
05-08-2010, 08:59 AM
Joshua that's a good point. In all older photo's, cabinets, etc, baseball related or not you saw very few smiles if any. Maybe everyone just had bad teeth. :D
slidekellyslide
05-08-2010, 09:12 AM
Joshua that's a good point. In all older photo's, cabinets, etc, baseball related or not you saw very few smiles if any. Maybe everyone just had bad teeth. :D
Exposure time for a photo was a bit longer for early photography. Ever notice 19th century photos with an animal where it looks like a blur but everything else in the photo is sharp? Easier to have a relaxed face instead of smiling.