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Thank you Robert,.......that is more than I knew before, appreciate the help, Mike

[JJ McGraw]

Here is my latest acquisition which arrived from Japan yesterday. It is a wonderful image of an early 20th Century Japanese ball player in full uniform holding his offensive weapon...the bat.
The clarity and condition of the image are great.
The measurements are:
Outer backing card: 3 3/8 x 5 inches
Photo itself: 2 1/2 x 3 6/8 inches

The seller said the following about the image:
Taken in 1913 ( Taisho Year 2)
Photo taken by Yamazaki in Tottori
Sentence in kanji on back
"Dear Taizo Yonehara
May 1913
Crazy baseball player
Santo Uga"

Now, unfortunately, I can't read what it says, I assume the seller could. He sold many old images of culture etc of this era. The image is large enough to enjoy and a nice addition to my small pre WW2 Japanese baseball collection. Enjoy, Mike

[JJ McGraw]

Here is the back of the card with the Kanji

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Close up of logo on cap and jersey

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Close up of the bat

[ooo-ribay]

I don't know if anyone else might think this is cool, but it came up in one of my Giants searches...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111897680464...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT