O/T Rotograph postcard help?

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Posted By: Jeff J

I recently picked up 3 baseball and one football rotograph postcards circa 1904 ish.

With nice help from a few guys on the Football area they helped me to learn the players and the year of the card as 1904.
Maybe someone knows if this card is part of a set somehow? I cannot find a listing of it anywhere?

Thanks JJ

I can e-mail a better scan so the embossed corner logos and the silver sheen is evident.

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Posted By: Mark L

hey, that's my Alma Mater! Which one is Brian Eckersall?

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Posted By: Jeff J

Mark,

Here's what I was told by a friend of a friend from the College FB Hall of Fame.

"I think I have your answer: 1904

Here is how I came about this. I recoginized two of our Hall of Famers. Hugo Bezdek (row 2 2nd from right) and Walter Eckersall (row 1 far left) The only years that they played together were 1903, 1904 and 1905. I found a 1905 team shot in a book, so it's not 1905. I think it is 1904 and not 1903 beacuse Maxwell played on the 1903 team and I don't see him in the photo. The team roster does list a LW Maxwell but not RW Maxwell (Tiny) for 1904.

The number of lettermen for 1904 is 18. Players in the photo: 18. In 1903 they only list 16 letter winners.

Yes Stagg was the coach."

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Then Andy B sent me an e-mail and the exact same photo from the 1905 Spaulding Football Guide and each guy was indentified by number. Just don't know if it's part of a set somehow.

JJ

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Posted By: Mark L

Thanks. If I had my W514's handy, I would post my Hugo Bezdek card.