Circa 1870s cased, tintype image of a very stylish ballplayer. Likely a pitcher/hurler by the way he's depicted with ball in hand, the player has a bib front style shirt w/ what looks like an Old English "L" on the chest, patterned stockings, and high top baseball shoes.
I'm trying to find some more images of the Lowell BBC from the mid 1870s as the uniform, particularly the socks, bib, and lettering remind me some pics I've seen of them.
Anyway, I wish it photographed better as the image is much crisper than what I was able to show.
It's been a bit of a dry spell in terms of 19th C. findings, so adding this image was a bit of a big deal for me!
Happy Hunting,
Jon
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