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Posted By: barrysloate

The segment of the photograph Julie scanned is not only the best photograph in the Spalding Collection, but in my opinion the single finest early baseball photograph in existence. It is a huge mammoth plate salt print, and you need to see it to believe just how beautiful it is. In years past it was quite easy to visit; but like all institutional collections today, it has become much more difficult. The last time I saw it was about three years ago, and my friend and I had to make an appointment weeks in advance. It used to be on the third floor of the library with the smaller Spalding photographs. Now it is kept in a separate facility and it has to be requisitioned and then brought upstairs. But for those who love early baseball photography it's worth the effort because it just doesn't get any better than that. And other than the Peck & Snyder, it's the only other photograph of Creighton known. Thanks Julie for sharing it.