1869 Cincinnati CDV and Imperial Photograph...

[bgar3]

Sorry Jay, I don't recognize the photos from any others I have seen, although they do look somewhat similar to the Hoags, hard to tell in the posted image, but there does appear to be variations even factoring in possible reversal of images. It is also possible that the photos are from 1870, not 1869, as they played in Rockford both years and there does not appear to be a date on the composite. Beautiful composite by the way, and will continue to try to id when it was taken.

[oldjudge]

Bruce--Here is a D R Town CdV of the 1870 Rockford team. If the Cincinnatti CdV was from 1870, especially if it was made to sell at the time of the matches, it would have been in a like format (I would guess). Since it is of a different format, and since the players look exactly the same as the other 1869 images, I would guess it is from 1869. Too bad they are not the same. It would make a neat pair.

[bgar3]

Jay, that makes sense to me. The only changes from 1869 to 1870 on the Cincinnati team were substitutes. The 1869 games vs the Forest City team from Rockford were July 10, 24, 31 and August 2. (they also played a Forest City team from Cleveland,). I think it would be really neat to date them both to the 1870 tie game. (July 11) There is a photo of the 1870 team on the field taken on the field with the Forest City Cleveland team. (May 31) Rhodes describes this as the only known photo of the Red Stockings on the playing field. (apparently there was a series of photos that were believed to have been from opening day 1869, that now are believed to have taken much later.)

[triwak]

I own this circular photo disk, that I believe is #4 on Bruce's (bgar3's) list, above. Won in REA several years ago. It's slightly larger than a Colgan's; is made of cardboard, surrounded by a metallic ring; and has no visible sign of pin backing or how/what it was originally released or intended as. A bit of a mystery? Sorry about being late to this thread.

[bgar3]

It is nice to know that is in a net 54 collection. With that better image, i will try to confirm the images are from the Huff photo. Unfortunately, I have no information on the origin etc. Thank you for posting it, would be happy to try to talk you out of it sometime.

[bgar3]

They do appear to be head shots taken from the Huff/Peck and Snyder photo, redone as a composite. I forgot to say, very nice item.

[triwak]

Thank you.