[SteveS]

drcy, I have never disagreed with you about an in-person examination. Trust me. That WILL happen. But by the same token, I don't think that anyone should say with 100% certainty that it can't be from a certain era without seeing it in person, especially when the characteristics of that era can be seen in the scanned images (with the knowledge that they render differently on each person's screen).

As for the estate issue, I point again to the 1847 daguerreotype (as always, I don't make an opinion either way on it, but I am really rooting for its owner to tip the proof scale).

The first new friend that I made in high school was Crispin Glover. Although I never practiced and ended up in a totally different career, I did go to law school with the current Vice President of the United States (I do not say that in any way as a political statement; it's just neat to say). So I have some pretty cool yearbooks.

bgar3, check out the pictures that Snowman posted earlier of Wright at various ages. Lost all that great hair, and someone looking casually would swear that it's not the same person. But certainly with the number of pictures available of him in his playing days along with the fact that the ones you posted came from his own collection, it would be extremely difficult to argue the identification (although I guarantee you there are people on this board who would try -- KIDDING!!).