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Posted By: ramram

When I saw these auctions I thought one of you guys might just be trying to add some humor to ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1869-Photo-of-the-Boston-or-Cincinnatti-Red-Stockings_W0QQitemZ8829835148QQihZ005QQcategoryZ50 129QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/1880-Photo-Cap-Anson-and-Mike-Kelly-Old-White-Stockings_W0QQitemZ8829842286QQcategoryZ50129QQrdZ 1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/1893-8X10-Photo-of-Cap-Anson-Dan-Brouthers-Monte-Ward_W0QQitemZ8829550578QQihZ005QQcategoryZ50129QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/1890-Rookie-photo-of-Cy-Young-and-Chief-Zimmer-from-TT_W0QQitemZ8829493114QQihZ005QQcategoryZ50129QQss PageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/UnPublished-Photo-of-Chicago-Black-Sox-with-Joe-Jackson_W0QQitemZ8829477834QQihZ005QQcategoryZ5012 9QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-Chicago-Cubs-Never-before-Published-Team-Photo_W0QQitemZ8828676213QQihZ005QQcategoryZ50129Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/8X10-Photo-of-Ty-Cobb-Frank-Baker-and-Eddie-Collins_W0QQitemZ8828390581QQihZ005QQcategoryZ5012 9QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is a perfect example to show how hard it is to identify photographs without any known provenance. If you stare at a photo long enough you can convince yourself that Lou Costello is Cy Young.

Rob M.