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Posted By: barrysloate

Unlike photographs such as Joseph Halls where the team sat to be photographed, any composite team photos such as Hal's 1894 Orioles or the 1873 Red Stockings were actually photos of other photos. To make a team composite, each of the players had to be photographed and then these images would be laid out to be artistically reshot. Thus, every Oriole player had to exist individually; however, that does not mean for certainty that each was taken from the Alpha engraving series. Thus, if two players have not been found, there is a possibility that they do not exist.