Brooklyn CDV

[mrvster]

Thats wild looking

[Runscott]

Jay, very good points. But even if it turns out it's a later image that was affixed to a used Williamson mount, given that Paul Messier feels almost certain it's 19th century, it seems very unlikely that it would be a late 19th century 2nd generation image - that would mean that someone had access to the original image for 25+ years, then made a copy, glued it to an 1865-75 cdv mount (correct period, by the correct photography studio), and then threw away the original image. Unless the original image was trashed and they were creating a replacement.

And if it really is a ca. 1870 image, but was made from a photo (as opposed to a negative), it's unlikely that anyone will be able to tell the difference due to the blurry vignette image and the fact that it would still be 140+ years old.

The other alternative is that it's a modern albumen that looks just like an 1870's one, but was made from an image that no one has ever seen before - probably the least likely scenario of all.

[boneheadandrube]

Are stereoscope photo's albumen? Could an original S-Scope photo (right or left side and removed carefully) have been found and put on a Williamson CdV? Maybe why it doesn't fit the mount? I don't know anything about these super early baseball objects, but I have viewed many s-scopes, and was just wondering?
GB

[barrysloate]

One thing I've always wondered is how late after the fact might a studio reproduce a photo? Is it possible someone could have approached them in 1885 and said, I had an uncle who played on the 1865 Atlantics, could you produce an accurate copy of the team? In some cases, if the studio were still in business, could they have made a very good reproduction to order?

[Saco River Auction]

Hey guys,

Just wanted to show you another cool item in the same sale as the CDV. It is a 1888 Dartmouth Football team cabinet photo featuring Cincinnati Major League Pitcher Leon Viau, beautifully framed and matted 17x13 in frame. He also played for the Cleveland Spiders, Louisville Colonels and Boston Beaneaters.

Troy

[ullmandds]

Nice...love those BIG D shirts...and the stocking hats!!!!1

[bigfish]

Nice picture. Are those sleeping caps?