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Angyale 06-29-2022 04:46 PM

Old Postcard ID help wanted
 
Does anyone here recognize this team? Logo appear to be a griffin or an Eagle with a B on the breast. Could be a town team or minor league team as they appear well dressed. Thanks in advanced.
Angyale

https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=33509

jerseygary 06-29-2022 04:53 PM

It looks to me that the logo is the traditional Polish eagle. There used to be Polish Falcons organizations in every town that had a Polish community that sponsored baseball teams.

No idea what the "B" is for, but Buffalo, NY had a huge Polish population. Sorry I can't offer more than that.

mrreality68 06-30-2022 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerseygary (Post 2238576)
It looks to me that the logo is the traditional Polish eagle. There used to be Polish Falcons organizations in every town that had a Polish community that sponsored baseball teams.

No idea what the "B" is for, but Buffalo, NY had a huge Polish population. Sorry I can't offer more than that.


Great Start to the mystery

Leon 06-30-2022 03:35 PM

They are a well dressed bunch so they probably had some kind of backing...
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JollyElm 06-30-2022 05:12 PM

That kid in front stares through your soul.

oldeboo 06-30-2022 07:39 PM

Nice image and a tidy group with sharp uniforms. I found some information that should be helpful. At first glance it does look like a B, but it is PS. If you zoom in you can see distinct serifs on the P and S. The letters were stitched by hand, so there is natural variation between each uniform. PS stands for Polish Seminary. Polish Seminary’s baseball team name was the Eagles. I found an image with the Polish Seminary band from 1915 and they appear to be on the same steps on the Orchard Lake, Michigan campus. I believe the seminary moved to Orchard Lake in 1909, so that would be the earliest date of your image.

Polish Seminary band in Orchard Lake
https://www.gwbhs.org/object/polish-...-orchard-lake/

A little more information on the Polish Seminary Eagles
https://www.lostcolleges.com/385-st-mary-s-college-mi

Casey2296 06-30-2022 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldeboo (Post 2238808)
Nice image and a tidy group with sharp uniforms. I found some information that should be helpful. At first glance it does look like a B, but it is PS. If you zoom in you can see distinct serifs on the P and S. The letters were stitched by hand, so there is natural variation between each uniform. PS stands for Polish Seminary. Polish Seminary’s baseball team name was the Eagles. I found an image with the Polish Seminary band from 1915 and they appear to be on the same steps on the Orchard Lake, Michigan campus. I believe the seminary moved to Orchard Lake in 1909, so that would be the earliest date of your image.

Polish Seminary band in Orchard Lake
https://www.gwbhs.org/object/polish-...-orchard-lake/

A little more information on the Polish Seminary Eagles
https://www.lostcolleges.com/385-st-mary-s-college-mi

Outstanding Trey, only on Net54.

Angyale 06-30-2022 08:02 PM

Wow!
 
Thanks for the research and info. Much appreciated!

Angyal

Leon 07-03-2022 03:02 PM

That's great sleuthing right there!

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldeboo (Post 2238808)
Nice image and a tidy group with sharp uniforms. I found some information that should be helpful. At first glance it does look like a B, but it is PS. If you zoom in you can see distinct serifs on the P and S. The letters were stitched by hand, so there is natural variation between each uniform. PS stands for Polish Seminary. Polish Seminary’s baseball team name was the Eagles. I found an image with the Polish Seminary band from 1915 and they appear to be on the same steps on the Orchard Lake, Michigan campus. I believe the seminary moved to Orchard Lake in 1909, so that would be the earliest date of your image.

Polish Seminary band in Orchard Lake
https://www.gwbhs.org/object/polish-...-orchard-lake/

A little more information on the Polish Seminary Eagles
https://www.lostcolleges.com/385-st-mary-s-college-mi



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