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davidcyclebackSounds as if they might be production items used to make the final photos, often much larger than the final cabinet or whatever. I saw a very large non-Horner, minor league 1800s composite photo that was used to make the smaller team cabinet photos. There no doubt was some studio logistics, artistry and technical know how involved in making big composite photos, especially when the final photos have artistic effects and text involved.
A photographer would have to jump through some studio hoops to get a final product like below. He didn't line up the players like that and take one photograph. There were numerous studio photos and original art involved in the making of this finished cabinet. There was no other way to get the fanciful design. Horner's composites were large and elaborate products. Leon's photo shows over 100 people, with ornate designs between the vignettes.
