What a wonderful piece. I think the uniform (or what can be seen of it) places the photo to be from the 1890s era. That doesn't mean the pin isn't from the 1910-15 era, but check the uniforms on this (and many other) college football team photos from 1895-ish.
A high school team photo, 1897
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Yale Bulldogs, 1895
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