Need advice on 1870's baseball team photograph display

[prewarsports]

That is a photographic proof. The larger images and wording were arranged and then another photograph was taken to create the finished composite photo from the photographer so he could then sell the smaller piece with all the players on it. Having said that, what you have is a unique piece of history arranged by the original photographer so I would not touch it. Frame it and leave it.

Beautiful piece!

Rhys

[quitcrab]

Keep it as is ....place it flat between aci∂ free paper or matt boar∂ to store it. Michaels or AC Moore has aci∂ free paper/matt boar∂.
Posterfix in Brooklyn NY woul∂ be a great place for restoration if you choose to ∂o so.
Scott

[MGHPro]

Beautiful piece - I would personally leave it alone like the others said . Are any of the darker stains , mold ? If it's mold I would have that stabilized so it doesn't get worse
Matt

[Leon]

I vote for leaving it alone too. I would take it to a high end art framer and they can do a phenomenal job for very little money (relatively speaking). I think my Horner photo was done for around 300-350 and it's large at around 25 x 28 total inches, museum quality with triple matting and complete preservation materials were used. Well worth it for pieces like that one and yours. Yours is great looking. Congrats!!

[BeanTown]

+1 to everything below...

Originally Posted by prewarsports

That is a photographic proof. The larger images and wording were arranged and then another photograph was taken to create the finished composite photo from the photographer so he could then sell the smaller piece with all the players on it. Having said that, what you have is a unique piece of history arranged by the original photographer so I would not touch it. Frame it and leave it.

Beautiful piece!


Rhys