Need Help On A Vintage Photo Update

[baseball tourist]

Love the equipment and uniforms. I will leave it to the experts to date and pricr it but assume it is c.1895-1900. If for sale, pls let me know. Chris

[aelefson]

I agree with Chris on the approximate age of the photo, although I too am not an expert). I believe it is worth about 100-140 or so, without any additional information, just based on the uniforms and overall image quality (assuming it is a cabinet type photo that is not damaged). If some research can provide a town, or other pertinent information, it might be worth a little bit more. Very cool photo!

Edited to add, I am not valuing the frame itself, just the photo. The frame might have some value as well. I do not know.

Alan

[Leon]

I am far from an expert but was thinking the same thing as these guys before I read their opinions. I have bought and sold some that were similar....

California Digital Newspaper Archives (which is really behind) has one newspaper reference to the Cotati team:

"The Tomales baseball team defeated the Cotati team at Cotati Sunday afternoon in the presence of a big crowd. The score was 17 to 8 in favor of the Tomales boys." (June 16, 1900, Sausalito Press) in your time frame. Searched 1890-1908

A gentleman named Walt Woolery is referenced as the "Cotati baseball manager"in the early 1900's. He also owned a pool hall/barber shop on LaPlaza Street shown here:
http://cotatihistoricalsociety.org/history-of-cotati

The historical society gives a pretty good overview of the towns history, may want to try to contact them for more information. Looks like they had a "renowned baseball team" in the 1920's (seemingly every small town did), and they built a huge, wooden racetrack for automobiles ("the same size as Indianapolis") in the 1920's. A two and half mile track in the middle of nowhere is hard to believe but.....
http://www.ci.cotati.ca.us/sections/...racetrack.html

Good luck, and GREAT PHOTO!

[batsballsbases]

Thanks Guys for all the info should have the photo this week!

[Runscott]

Al, that is a great piece. I would put a higher value on it - $300-500, due to the size (cabinet itself is probably about 9 x 12), clarity and composition, and the fact that you have info on the team and it appears to be Hispanic. If that's an original frame, it might help the value.

I would remove it since the glass is busted anyway, scan top and bottom halves and 'sew' scans together, then post pics of it both in and out of the frame.

My guess is that the age is 1905-1910, but easier to tell once you can see the entire mat, and the back of it.

[batsballsbases]

Thanks Scott I should have the piece by the end of the week. I had a feeling that it might be worth more than a hundred or so. Yes I do believe that my friend took the glass out before he shipped the piece. He didnt want to risk it being damaged. I really want to have it in my possession to see the size for myself. But he did tell me that the frame also is very nice 15/17 . I also liked the frame alot. It was the content of the picture that impressed me the most.