Back from the dentist.
To all who have posted since I signed off last night, thank you all for your suggestions and comments. To have made this impact with these cards is totally unexpected and overwhelming. I will contact all the organizations mentioned as well as the auction houses. The responses I get will guide what comes next. First I want to get the hi rez scans done. A compilation of all the comments and information presented here will be put together. Then the phone calls and emails begin. The photo CD's sent out.
This response has taken me by surprise and I have to digest it all to come to the best decision. I would like to see these accessible to the most fans possible. Freely available to view or use in research. To be appreciated for their history and a snapshot of baseballs earliest days.
Leon: None of the players are relatives, as far as I know. I'll bet, as noted here earlier, the decedents of the players would like to know this part of their heritage.
Oldjudge: Those are some fantastic details you came up with. Isn't Google changing research for the better?
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