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Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector
Gerhard & Reed were a clothing manufacturer and retailer, so I assume the backing was taken from another box to back the frame. The stamps date to 1920s. Are you sure that is Jack Rothfuss from the 1897 Pirates? The picture looks closer to 1910s to me, and that guy is fairly young - appears to be too young to have been playing for the Pirates in 1897 - but, I could be off.
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I'm sure it is Jack Rothfuss, but I'm not sure the date of the photo or if that is a Pirates uniform he is wearing. I put Pirates 1897 in the title because that's the only major league team, and year, he played. The rest of his playing times were with semi-professional leagues. I'm guessing the other players are semi-league players also.
I also agree the backing is not from the original packaging it came in. I also noted the stamps and date of the backing were from the 20s.
Thanks for the insight.