1800s Baseball Tintypes

[joeadcock]

Pre 1900 kid

[Leon]

Originally Posted by joeadcock

Pre 1900 kid

I want to know how the heck they ran in those shoes? I am thinking not too well!!

[earlybball]

Thanks for starting an interesting topic Leon.

I will add one of my favourites to the show and tell.

It is a circa 1865-7 tintype of 3 players likely from the Phillips Academy team. The central figure (Archie McClure Bush) was considered the country’s best baseball player throughout the 1860’s up until the professional era began in 1869 – incidentally Bush is featured in a well known CDV from Rucker’s collection which also featured his cousin James McClure.

He played learned to play while serving in the civil war and played for Phillips Academy; the Andover Nine; The Albany Nationals and was the captain of Harvard.

Talk about uncomfortable footwear Leon - try on Bush's baseball knee boots for size!!!

Here is some cool info on Archie McClure Bush within the following articles: http://www.pa59ers.com/library/Harri...hletics02.html
http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum....onals-albany-0
https://www.andover.edu/Athletics/Te...es/Alumni.aspx

[rjackson44]

I pick these up from time to time ...near my beach house in south jersey guy has a ton of them .loved the article thank you man.

[steve B]

Well, I suppose you'd never get worried about getting spiked in boots like those

I've shown these before, but it's been a while.

A guy looking stylish and happy in his odd uniform.


Then a pic with the wife, who seems less pleased.


Finally they get the whole group in the shot a bit of clowning around and the women look a bit mad about the whole thing.


It's been suggested that it's probably actors from a play or something and not a baseball player with friends, which may be accurate.

Steve B

[bbpostcards]

Great matching hats.

[rjackson44]

Pretty steve