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Jaime LeidermanRobert, it was a mixed game with both colored and whites on the field.
Dark hats were used by the black team, while the jockey style caps were worn by the white boys.
It's maybe the earliest photographic image of blacks playing baseball.
The House of Refuge in Western NY was a massive complex orphanage established after the Civil War to care for abandoned and orphaned children.
Forgot to mention that closer shots of the same game were made in Carte-de-Visite form by the same photographer. (See Lot#145 Rucker's)
CDV style is very rare. ($2k and up)
Stereoview form from Bacon can go for over $1.5k
Your image was published by Webster & Albee while the most expensive ones were published by Bacon & Carnall.
About the book... It's the best stereoview reference material out there, but doesn't have a specific section on sports views.
Photographer alphabetical listing is a great reference while trying to date an image.
Jimmy