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Oops, this was posted on the wrong thread. See 19th Century Woodcut Collection, under my name. Apologies to Moushi; hope I didn't bother you.

Harper's Weekly, Vol. XIII.--No. 653, New York, Saturday, July 3, 1869: Entire issue, featuring "The Picked Nine of the 'Red Stocking' Base-Ball Club, Cincinnati. Ohio," p. 421. This is a team picture/woodcut of the first professional championship team, which covers the top half of the page.

Harper's Weekly, July 25, 1874, p. 624, "... The Philadelphia Athletics," Full-page woodcuts of nine individual players, featuring J. D. McBride, Civil War veteran, and a young Cap Anson, batting.

Harper's Weekly, September 12, 1874, p. 761, "The Maple-Leaf Base-ball Club of Guelph, Ontario, Canada," Woodcut of team of ten, covering top half of page.

Harper's Weekly, August 5, 1882, p. 493, featuring "The Metropolitan Base-ball Nine," 12 NY, N players.

Harper's Weekly, September 30, 1882, p. 621, featuring "The Providence Base-Ball Club," with Harry and George Wright, Charles Radbourne, and J. M. Ward.

Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXVII.--No. 1381, June 9. 1883, p. 364, "Base-Ball of the Future." Full-page fantasy with players on horseback. Doubles of this one.

Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXII.--No. 1662, August 27 1888, p.820, featuring full-figured woodcuts of Charles Comiskey and W.A. Latham on bottom half of page. Doubles of this one.

Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXII.--No. 1649, New York, Saturday, July 28, 1888, featuring "A Ball or a Strike, Which?" Full-length woodcut of batter, catcher, umpire, with dugout and stands in background. Classic and frame-worthy.

Harper's Weekly, October 20, 1888, p. 793, "The Winning Battery of the New York Baseball Club," featuring full-length woodcuts of Tim Keefe and Buck Ewing, covering bottom half of page. Doubles of this one.

Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIII.--No. 1716, New York, Saturday, November 9, 1889: Front page, featuring "William Ewing, Captain of the New York Base-ball Club." Full-Length woodcut of Buck Ewing in catcher's gear. Frame-worthy.

Harper's Weekly, package of 18 pages compiled from the 1890's featuring photos of Collegiate baseball.