A reasonable question on the identity and one I could only have confidence in answering upon having the photo in hand and magnifying it. Based on the following factors I am convinced it is indeed Cobb.
- the left handed swing looks like other photos of Cobb
- Cobb was 6'1" and 175 and remained svelte throughout his career, he stole 22 bases in 1927.
- it he photo was found in Georgia where the Tigers trained from 1922-1926 and the photo is obviously from spring training.
- the tigers wore those socks and a dark cap from 1925 to 1926.
- the enlarged headshot is the clincher, for me it certainly looks like Cobb.
- there are no notations on the back, only oral provenance facts from prior owners which though unverifiable sound so to me.
Taken together these facts leave me convinced that it is Cobb, but draw your own conclusion.
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