This Photo Is Driving Me Nuts

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by butchie_t

You really want a coat like that......don't you? That is why it is driving you cray-cray.

It is a pretty awesome coat.

[Tao_Moko]

I'm with you on the familiarity aspect. Same as above and recall an umpire image like this.

edited to add: Not Billy Evans, but similar to. The plaid coat and that bag are not consistent with an umpire's gear that I'm familiar with. Appear to be street clothes, but maybe the shape of the duffle bag might help identify the sport/person. I suppose the question is whether or not it's actually baseball related. Perhaps polo?

[Exhibitman]

I have no idea who it is but this sort of stuff is part of what makes collecting fun.

That coat...to paraphrase Al Czervik: "Geez, that's the worst looking coat I've ever seen. You buy a coat like that you oughta get a bowl of soup...but on you it looks good."



My favorite one like this was a cabinet card listed for sale as a boxer's photo with nothing more:



It is lightweight champ and HOFer Benny Leonard in a ca. 1920 mounted photo.

[GeoPoto]

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1636396379

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

I'm with you on the familiarity aspect. Same as above and recall an umpire image like this.

edited to add: Not Billy Evans, but similar to. The plaid coat and that bag are not consistent with an umpire's gear that I'm familiar with. Appear to be street clothes, but maybe the shape of the duffle bag might help identify the sport/person. I suppose the question is whether or not it's actually baseball related. Perhaps polo?

Just feel he's way too young to be an ump.

[horzverti]

Every time I look at this image I see a very young Bob Shawkey. No idea if it is him, but that is who I see.