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Posted By: davidcycleback

It's oversized and a Big Ten school, plus you say it's been noted and signed by one of the players. I don't think Mastro or Hunt's would take it, but you could ask. By the photo alone I would say they wouldn't, but that it's a memento of one of the players might change their mind. I've never seen an 1800s U of Iowa baseball photo before, and in general 1800s team photos of major school baseball teams are scarce. That yours was owned and signed by a player only makes it rarer and adds value. In an another thread about the Andover photo, I mentioned that an oversized team photo was often given to a player-- and this is an example of an oversized team photo that belonged to a player.

Also, your photo is literally called a "panel card" or panel card photograph-- a mounted photo of that size (13x7).