Portland, Oregon baseball CDV's and tintype

[bbpostcards]

For those who enjoy early material or West Coast memorabilia, here are some of the earliest images of baseball in Portland. The first CDV dates to around 1866-1868, and the other to 1870. They show members of the Portland Pioneer Base Ball Club, the city's first team. The person in the bottom right of the trio sports a faded "PBBC" bib-front jersey. Details on the 1866-1868 Portland baseball CDV (http://www.sportingoregon.com/p246572475/h6837051a#h6837051a) and on the 1870 Portland baseball CDV (http://www.sportingoregon.com/p246572475/h6837051a#h66debd4f) can be found by clicking on the links. Also of interest is a tintype of what is likely an early 1880 era Portland baseball team (http://www.sportingoregon.com/p751486678/h617d6e23#h617d6e23) that is also unusual for its outdoor setting. (To see other galleries on the site, click All The Photos in the upper left of those pages, open a gallery, and click a photo for a better look and a description).

[barrysloate]

Wow, those are three spectacular images. Never seen them before.

And the same guy is on both of the CdV's. Is that him standing in the back on the tintype too?

[GaryPassamonte]

Great images! As we've discussed, early west coast images are quite rare. I've shown this before, but this CdV from New Mexico is the most western one I have.

[Publius]

Excellent stuff! I wonder where they played, as those all pre date anything currently around, Civic Stadium, etc.

[pariah1107]

Definitely amongst the earliest images of pioneer baseball in the PNW, and great personal stories tied to them. Solid research. A fantastic example of how many pioneers "wore many hats" so to speak; "a centerfielder/fire chief/principal/councilman.", wonder if could also switch-hit?

[bbpostcards]

Thanks for the comments. Barry, I don't believe the CDV guy is among the tintype guys, but based on the origin of the trio he was likely connected with them.