1800s Baseball Tintypes

[earlybball]

Thanks for starting an interesting topic Leon.

I will add one of my favourites to the show and tell.

It is a circa 1865-7 tintype of 3 players likely from the Phillips Academy team. The central figure (Archie McClure Bush) was considered the country’s best baseball player throughout the 1860’s up until the professional era began in 1869 – incidentally Bush is featured in a well known CDV from Rucker’s collection which also featured his cousin James McClure.

He played learned to play while serving in the civil war and played for Phillips Academy; the Andover Nine; The Albany Nationals and was the captain of Harvard.

Talk about uncomfortable footwear Leon - try on Bush's baseball knee boots for size!!!

Here is some cool info on Archie McClure Bush within the following articles: http://www.pa59ers.com/library/Harri...hletics02.html
http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum....onals-albany-0
https://www.andover.edu/Athletics/Te...es/Alumni.aspx