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misunderestimatedI never seen anything with those two but here are my best guesses:
Unless I'm confusing things Bulkley is the guy who should not have been inducted back at the beginning becasue Hulbert was the real force behind the formation of the NL out of the NA (National Association) it was only remedied recently when Hulbert was inducted well over 100 yrs after his death.
Given that context I think Bulkely would be virtually impossible on anything baseball related. BUT I also recall that he was a US Senator or soemthing -- that might have made him a subject for CDVs or post-cards (or whatever) just like Doubleday, a war hero.
Hulbert spearheaded the formation of the NL and owned its first dynasty the Chicago White Stockings (ironically the team now known as the Cubs). Unfortunately he died soon thereafter and one his best players, SPalding took over. Perhaps there are early images of those first championship teams in the mid-late 1870's that also show their owner, Hulbert? I've never seen one but I guess its possible.
I have seen Cartwright and Chadwick who were also non-players.
Branch Rickey has his own cards from both his managerial and executive career and I think he appears on some team shots I've seen from when played Catcher (not in the majors) ....As a Catcher he was a great exec...(sort of like Connie Mack or Ned Hanlon but Rickey wasn't much of a manager either just a great exec.)