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Todd Schultzinasmuch as John never played for St. Louis and his brother did, at the very time the card was issued no less.
Addie, with all due respect, I cannot see how you can view that photo and conclude is it anything other than the litho used in the A&G card. IMHO, this one passes all reasonable doubt. As stated, the dimple in the cap, the way it sits on his head--with the same amount of shadow on his forehead, the hair on his temple, the ear, etc. I think an artist would be hard pressed to take that photo and try to litho/paint/draw it any closer, and remember that the artist may have been given some license to throw in a hue or tone here and there to make it appear as a slight tilt or movement--I mean, who cared? This explains my concern in the thread three years ago that the photo looked too young to be John in 1895--it was an old photo from six or so years prior.