A really good read re George H. W. Bush

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Originally Posted by barrysloate

Here is a photograph of the Yale baseball team, circa 1882. Note that the players are sitting in the same spot as GHWB was in 1948. The tree background behind Bush's left shoulder exactly matches the upper right background of the team photo. You can even see part of the railing Bush is sitting on, although it looks like it was upgraded a bit over the years.

And the man sitting in the center holding a baseball is a roughly 20-year-old Amos Alonzo Stagg (he would die in 1965 at the age of 102).

Originally Posted by Michael B

This is the captain's pose. Every captain of every sports team at Yale has had their photo taken with this background. I have one in my archives of Eddie Eagan as captain of the boxing team and the only athlete to win a gold medal in both the winter and summer Olympics.

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I figured that might be the case Michael, and I was hoping someone who knew more about it than I did could offer some background. Thanks.

We preserve our trees in New Haven and do so without pruning.