Early Honus Wagner Photos

[bcbgcbrcb]

One of the earliest Wagners that you will find, an 1899 M101-1.............

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

One of the earliest Wagners that you will find, an 1899 M101-1.............

And he still looks old in this picture..lol...I bet it was hard for him to get girls when he was young because everyone probably thought he was 30yrs older than he looked

[LincolnVT]

I thought that this cabinet photo looked an awful lot like young Honus.

[LincolnVT]

Another look...

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by LincolnVT

I thought that this cabinet photo looked an awful lot like young Honus.

Nothing matches - not even close.

[LincolnVT]

I think that is a stretch, but thanks for your thoughts.

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by LincolnVT

I think that is a stretch, but thanks for your thoughts.

No Ethan, it's not a stretch. What you have asserted is ludicrous.

First, the left ear (viewer's right) shape is very different, and your guy has a very detached earlobe while Wagner does not - that alone tells us that these two are not the same person.

Your guy has a nice turned up nose while Wagner has a huge down-turned beak.

Your guy has a relatively pointy chin, Wagner's is more broad and flat

The lip/philtrum shape is very different.

There is nothing with respect to the presumed time span between these two images that would explain any of this. These features are all well-formed by the time one is a teenager. Be careful what you buy.

[perezfan]

Usually I stay out of these threads, and just enjoy the banter. But this is perhaps one of the most severe cases of "wishful thinking" ever to hit the Forum.

Just the nose differences alone close this case. You simply cannot "will it" to be Wagner, and ignore the facts.

[john.clowes]

2007 auction of a photo of 10-yr-old Wagner? Tallest in the rightmost photo.

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2007/915.html