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davidcyclebackThe practical rule for those who wish to collect early baseball photos is that there's a baseball, bat, glove and/or similar equipment in the image it's a baseball photo. If there isn't a baseball, bat, glove an/or similar equipment don't always be so sure. Not every 1800s guy with a fancy shirt and striped knee high socks just stepped off the baseball diamond. He may have just finished reading Shakespeare sonnets to the Cambridge Ladies Club.
A sage collector's question to the this seller would be, "I don't see a ball or bat in the image. How can you tell that this is a baseball player?" ... And, to cut to the chase, I will tell you that he can't tell that this is a baseball player-- and he wouldn't be calling it a baseball player if baseball player Dags sold for 5 cents.
