Hey Zach,
I think there hasn't been much change in that area since we hashed through it in 2014 -
www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=190490. We didn't get much other input, and left things with as much uncertainty as we started, I think...
That said, there is reference from a well-known and respected board member stating visual confirmation of the Ward Miller from a 2005 Net54 thread - see
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=76180. That thread also has the reference to Miller being the 5th Red Cross known. I believe this thread predates Joe Jones' find of Lange in 2006/2007. There's also reference to Lowdermilk ... a few years ahead of its time.
Even in 2003, our esteemed moderator (hi Leon!) knew of 5, four of which had been known for a long time. He also said that (outside of those 5 as I read it) he knew of a Lowdermilk... see
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=63561
Not sure what that all means, other than by piecing things together from various threads, one could argue that:
- the five known cards (in 2003) were:
- Weaver
- Blackburne
- Benz
- W. Miller
- and a 5th, as yet unknown/unremembered card
- The Lange find - former(?) Fourm member Joe Jones (joejo20) - later in the decade was #6.
- The 8 cards from George D in 2010 were #'s 7-14 with the first dupe (Blackburne)
- Trae R's find recently makes 15.
... or, that could all be bunk.
All we know for certain is that we have images of 12 cards. We also have numerous details and recollections from hobby members with reputations beyond reproach that at least two others exist ... possibly 3 or even 4, if the Lowdermilk referred to in the threads linked above actually exists and had no relation to the George D find.
Its pretty much a morass.
--
Mike
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Originally Posted by ZachS
Does anyone have any additional information about the 5 cards found prior to the Louisiana find?
The first "find" was supposedly 4 cards found sometime around 1983(?). Weaver and Blackburne were 2 of the cards... does anyone know who the other 2 were or where the cards were found?
Then a Lange card was found sometime later. Any info on when/where that one turned up?
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