Cameron- I originally said the chance of identifying this would be slim to none. I will now add that the probability that you identified the correct city on a cursory glance is virtually zero. I bought, sold, and collected tintypes for 25 years. I probably handled a couple of hundred of them, many quite old and exotic. I know from experience that there were thousands of unknown players from town teams who simply had the good fortune of having been phtographed wearing a baseball uniform. In no way is it assumed they did so because they were nationally known players. They had a few dollars in their pocket and some proximity to a photo studio, so they had their picture taken. These players will almost certainly remain anonymous for eternity, save we have their image.
To say this player is probably from Louisville without any other corroborating information is very unscientific, with a 99+% probability it is wrong. There are probably more than a thousand cities in America that start with the letter "L". So collectors of these wonderful images, despite hoping to identify them, are content to simply enjoy their aesthetic beauty. I do appreciate your enthusiasm but experienced tintype collectors recognize the great difficulty of identifying these players.
Last edited by barrysloate; 07-21-2012 at 05:04 AM.
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