A Baseball Game in Boston in 1909 - in full photographic detail

[Bicem]

Awesome, I'm jealous. Talk about a hell of a display piece!

[conor912]

Yeah...super rad. Now you just need to convince you wife to give up a 10’ stretch of wall!

[Bobbycee]

Love this for the fact that this was taken during the 150 Series of T206. Think about that. Some of the players in this game were currently featured on cards, while other players were later to be in the 350 then 460 Series. Very cool!

[vthobby]

Incredible Scott, can't you just lay it out on the floor? Take a pic from like 6 feet away (social distancing guidelines ) and that would give us an idea of the scope of it? Even just to see it against a plant or a chair would be amazing!!!

Can you please? Thanks and its amazing! Peace, Mike

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by vtgmsc

Incredible Scott, can't you just lay it out on the floor? Take a pic from like 6 feet away (social distancing guidelines ) and that would give us an idea of the scope of it? Even just to see it against a plant or a chair would be amazing!!!

Can you please? Thanks and its amazing! Peace, Mike

Thanks Mike! This is it in its original frame. I carefully removed it from the dilapidated old frame - hoping (maybe 7% seriously?) for a bunch of T206's to be stuffed behind it, but it was only stuffed with a bunch of Boston newspapers from March 1910. Most importantly, I removed it with no damage or issues to the photo.

In this picture, it was spread across two big chairs, and took up the better part of my room. It currently is out of the frame, laid out across the room (door is LOCKED so my kids can't go in there while we're all stuck in the house!).

When life resumes, this will get framed properly so it can be sustained for another 110+ years to come. Wish I could share better images of this with you!

Scott

[nat]

That's just incredibly cool. Do you know what its original purpose was?

[Jay Wolt]

Scott fantastic piece!

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by nat

That's just incredibly cool. Do you know what its original purpose was?

Not exactly sure. Apparently it came directly from the family of a former long-time Red Sox executive. That's all I know about it - it hasn't been sold or hit the auction block or anything.

Based on the size, especially considering it's from 1909, it must've been pretty expensive to make, so I don't imagine many of them could've been made at the time.

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by Bobbycee

Love this for the fact that this was taken during the 150 Series of T206. Think about that. Some of the players in this game were currently featured on cards, while other players were later to be in the 350 then 460 Series. Very cool!

Agreed - the Cleveland team has Cy Young, Lajoie, Addie Joss in the pic, while Boston had Speaker, Hooper, Smoky Joe Wood (for part of the year). Can't beat it!

[Phil68]

Originally Posted by conor912

Yeah...super rad. Now you just need to convince you wife to give up a 10’ stretch of wall!

SPECTACULAR! Thank you for sharing--you took good shots!

[JollyElm]

Here's your pic, isolated and enlarged, to make it a bit easier to see in its full splendor. It's pretty lo-res, so it's the best I could do at the moment...

[jbsports33]

Outstanding Photo!

[vthobby]

I'm so glad I asked! Absolutely mind boggling. You are a lucky man indeed! So incredible! Such a refreshing thread in these uncertain times. Thanks Scott!

Peace, Mike

PS I just showed my 12 year old daughter and she's like "dad, apple iPhone has a panoramic feature........"
hahahhahahahhahahahahahahahahha
Apple eat your heart out! she is home from school, it has been decided tonite she will learn about Smokey Joe and Cy you know? Definitely Nap and the boys. Nuf Said! lol

PS 2 and of course one of the best 3B EVER (Babe said) and native Vermonter Larry Gardner! He hit .297 that year in limited action!

[midmo]

What a great photo! Here's your images thrown together...