Posted By:
petecldDoug,
It's interesting you call these "freak variations".
If you only find this style with Brooklyn players (New York) and since Goodwin & Company was from New York could these be considered a sub-set the same as the Brown's Champions sub-set?
Since both players and photographer would be in close proximity I can see the photographer opting for some outdoor shots since they may not have had far to travel. They may have intentionally did this style to "set off" the Brooklyn players from the other cards in the set.