Mordecai Brown photo identification question

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Posted By: Mike Pugeda

In an effort to keep traffic flowing, I will tell my antique find story.

I enjoy going to flea markets, antique stores, etc. in hopes of discovering the holy grail. My brother and wife assure me that these places have "the finest sh*t on earth" and most of the time I agree with them.

But one day I was drawn to a composite photo. I started to look through the rows of small photos hoping to find an old ball player in the mix, but after the first couple of rows I figured I was wasting my time. I started to walk away, but something drew me back. And sure enough in the very next row, I saw the name....Mordecai Brown. My excitement was tempered as I was sure that when I checked the price on back, it would be some astronomical price. When I turned it over it read...$10.00....Eureka!!!

Anyway, the picture is below. Does anyone have any idea what the Mississippi Valley Consistory is or was? I tried researching but to no avail.

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Posted By: Max Weder

con·sis·to·ry (kn-sst-r)
n. pl. con·sis·to·ries
1.
a. Roman Catholic Church An assembly of cardinals presided over by the pope for the solemn promulgation of papal acts, such as the canonization of a saint.
b. A governing body of a local congregation in certain Reformed churches.
c. A court appointed to regulate ecclesiastical affairs in Lutheran state churches.
d. An Anglican diocesan court presided over by a bishop's chancellor or commissary.
2. The meeting of a consistory.
3. A council; a tribunal.

(I had to look it up)

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Posted By: Max Weder

I haven't read the new Brown biography, but the SABR bio of Brown indicates he appeared to live in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1920 on. http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=101&pid=1684 Don't know if that is in the Mississippi Valley range.

Max

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Posted By: davidcycleback

Terre Haute is in the Mississippi Valley.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

That sure looks like him. Great pickup Mike.