Help with a c.1911 amateur baseball team photo

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Posted By: jack goodman

First, a quick introduction. I've been lurking for several weeks and enjoying the threads and the knowledge of this group. Finally decided to stick my toe into the water. I've been primarily a collector for 40+ years and have mostly mid 1940's to mid '70's (when things got ugly and plentiful) baseball and early football cards,etc. Also have accumulated some T and E cards, regional food issues, a handful of D's and a complete set of T212-1911 that is close to 100% nm.

Now the question: I picked up the attached postcard (and thanks to Trae for the pix hosting) many years ago and was planning to put it up on eBay. Can anyone help with an idea as to the team, actual year of issue, relative value, etc. Someone has written on the back "Christ School Team 1911."

Any help will be appreciated. Hope to be able to add to this group on a periodic basis if that's ok.

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Posted By: hankron

It's a standard Anytown USA high school baseball team from 1911. Likely belonged to the family of one those pictured.

The postcard was a standard family photo format in the olden days. Many were intended to go straight into the family album or box and not to be mailed. In most cases, each of these real photo postcards of a high school baseball team or family picnic is unique.

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Posted By: hankron

http://www.cycleback.com/photoguide/3f.html



1950s Italian real photo postcard of Sophia Loren and fish

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Posted By: Joe P.

I think that what David is trying to say is that if you look carefully at the third person from the right on that 1911 Christ School team, you'll see an early image of Sophia Loren.

Now don't hold me to this, it's either that, or he's doing a thirty second commercial for his very interesting site.

Are you really trying to find out the City, or State for that particular Christ School?
Is that the question?

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Posted By: jack goodman

for the postcard link. It was helpful. And Joe, thanks for the question. I searched the internet and discovered that there are mannnnny schools named "christ school", so I wasn't hopeful about tacking it down to the specific one. I was just trying to get a sense of value on the card for putting it up on ebay. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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Posted By: Joe P.

It's a very nice and interesting photo.
I was looking at it as a collector.
I was looking at it as one that has been involved in genealogical research.
I was looking at it, with the one in a Gazillion shot that someone on this board may have recalled seeing a similar one, and had the answer for you.
My bad.
Wrong mindset.

Jack, lots of luck with your quest.

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Posted By: Scott

As David said, these are "unique", meaning that probably about 10 of them were originally made, and most eventually found their way to the fire place.

These usually go for about $10-30 on ebay, depending on how visually attractive the card is (assuming the team/players are obscure)but do much better at shows and in non-ebay auctions, i.e - if you could "collect" about ten of them, you could probably sell them through an auction house for $300 or so (make a little profit). That's what I've noticed - others might have picked up a different slant on it.