Early Joe Jackson photo
 

I know this might be a long shot, but by chance does any board member happen to have a better quality picture of this image of Joe Jackson?

https://www.blackbetsy.com/photosTheEarlyYears.html#

It doesn’t let me save the picture I’m looking for. It’s the link “ Joe during his Brandon Mill Days” towards the bottom.

If so, feel free to DM me or post a link to it online. This was the only website that I saw this picture on.

Thanks,

Tony

Here the pic

I did a screenshot - great pic !
Woop beat me too it

Wow!

The photo is intriguing to me in two ways:

1. It's such a cool pic of him being so young and holding possibly THE Black Betsy.

2. Was Jackson a right handed hitter when he first stared, then switched to lefty??

Thoughts?

Merry Christmas to the board!!

Tony

I do not think that is Joe Jackson.

That's not Joe Jackson.

You might be right. Here’s another picture of Joe and his Brandon Mill team around 1903. The website indicates Joe Jackson is seventh from left.

Check out the guy second from right with the white derby hat on. I think that player is the one in the photo pictured above? Am I correct??

+1

Absolutely not going to say for sure but you might be right ,
The fellow pictured alone has an unusually small pointy chin and the top of his ears are squared off (like the guy in white derby)
The fellow pictured alone has Joe’s nose and brow but Joe had a more flat/square chin .

Here he is with Vic Mill days as I think he was 17. I’m pretty sure the original picture posted is NOT Joe Jackson

Love this picture and someday hope to get it off you:D:D:D:D

I would agree I do not believe the original picture is Joe Jackson