Cabinet Card Photo

[laserbeemer]

http://www.auctionzip.com/auction-lo...x6_B7E46D18E9/

The link above is for a Cabinet Card going up for auction this week. The listing list the cabinet photo as being 1880's. I do not think this correct. I am not interested in the auction but my curiosity is getting the best of me. Does anyone have a clue on the team that could be represented? The "A" is an exact match to the Boston American's "A" on their jerseys from 1902. But without the "B" I do not think that is the correct team.

I checked with Craig Brown from the Threads of our Game website and he was stumped.

Interested to see if anyone here might have a clue.

[btcarfagno]

Looks to be somewhere in the 1900-1910 time frame to me.

Possibly a minor league team in the New England area? The Taunton/Attleboro Angels were in the Atlantic Association in 1908. Possibly a college or semi pro team?

Tom C

[ramram]

The type of cabinet card nor the uniform are from the 1880’s. It’s an early 1900’s photo.

Rob M

[steve B]

Some info on the photographer.
https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thre...urnames.bellin

From a few other sources The address shown may have started around 1897, even though he was operating at other addresses in the 1880's.

The "A" to me isn't quite right, the left bottom curl on the Red Sox uniforms looks a bit thinner than on this one. The lace up collar lasted in Boston through 1909, so maybe later years had slightly different letters.(Photo is in the BPL)

The BA lasted through 1911 according to this. http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2008/12...forms-and.html

Maybe a handed down 1910 or 1911 uniform?

[slidekellyslide]

Amherst College player?

[laserbeemer]

I found there yearbooks on line and checked from 1882 through 1910. The Amherst "A" is different then the photo.