First baseball cabinet card

[Detroit58]

This is likely the first ever cabinet card of a professional baseball player, Asa Brainard. It is published by Mathew Brady. Brainard was the star pitcher for the first team recognized as being a major league team, Cincinnati. Brady was the top of the photography food chain during the Civil War era and was one of the first to publish cabinet cards.

[benjulmag]

Gorgeous image! How do you arrive at the Brainard ID?

[bigfanNY]

What are the dimensions of the photo?

[ramram]

Nice cabinet. Is there any provenance that goes with this image or could this just be a doppelgänger?

Rob M

[ramram]

Never mind. I recall your efforts from a little over a year ago. You have a pile of cabinet cards and you've spent time finding famous people that they look like and, voila, suddenly you have 100% proof but nobody will authenticate it. Hmm.

Rob M

[Leon]

I agree. Would like to see some provenance of that very generic and common looking cdv. I don't believe it's who you say it is. But would love to be proven wrong.
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[maniac_73]

Asa on the right. Completely different chins.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Detroit58

This is likely the first ever cabinet card of a professional baseball player, Asa Brainard. It is published by Mathew Brady. Brainard was the star pitcher for the first team recognized as being a major league team, Cincinnati. Brady was the top of the photography food chain during the Civil War era and was one of the first to publish cabinet cards.

I think it could be Eddie Murray. I'm basing it mostly on the sideburns, but I'm not 100%.