Snapshots of Polo Grounds, 1912

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by chalupacollects

Cool pics! Is that a silhouette of a cartoonish turtle or dragon in the first two pics? Or something on the originals?

That's in all three pics, along with two other things above and to the left of it. I assume they were on the camera lens.

[isaiab.nixon]

Wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing!

[RCMcKenzie]

Great photos. In the second picture, I think I count nine players, or maybe 8. It looks like 3 players in left field. Maybe between innings or before the game. Narrowing the uniforms to 1912, y'all should be able to figure out the players.

[trdcrdkid]

Here's a better look at the outfield signs in picture 2.

[GoCubsGo32]

Great snapshots!

[Bigdaddy]

Great postcards, thanks for sharing.

One question for PC collectors - would you rather have them addressed/written on/stamped/mailed/postmarked or without the writing and postmarks?

I've only got a few postcards, but I seem to have gravitated to the ones that went through the mail. To me, it's almost like the postcard is incomplete if it has not served its original intended purpose.

[trdcrdkid]

Actually, they’re not postcards, but snapshots, 3” x 3 7/8”.