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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 |
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. |
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Great Start to the mystery |
They are a well dressed bunch so they probably had some kind of backing...
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That kid in front stares through your soul.
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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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Wow!
Thanks for the research and info. Much appreciated!
Angyal |
That's great sleuthing right there!
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