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Posted By: Rhys

Barry

I think the photos were taken either shortly before the Tour, or directly afterwards to commemorate it. Either way, the photographer is Stevens from Chicago who took some of the Old Judge shots before the Tour started, and then took the shots for the 1890 Chicago Pirates after the Tour ended. These photos couldn't have been taken in Australia unless a Stevens photographer accompanied them on the trip.

Perhaps Jimmy Ryan's journal that was pictured in the recent baseball memorabilia book which came out could shed some light on it.