Knickerbocker Photo (Update)

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by smokelessjoe

Steve,

I am hoping that you have asked these experts (as you have asked others in this thread) to provide information / facts as to how they came to their conclusions. As you know, simply stating this photo is from the "mid-late 1850s" simply does not carry any merit.

Also, I hope you have taken the time to note the similarities amongst the men themselves in the photo.

Perhaps this is a FATHER / SON photograph.

Great observation. Fathers in front row and sons in the back. To me that looks way more realistic as they do resemble each other and age would also seem correct.

[SteveS]

bnorth, two of the three men in the back row are the ones who people earlier in the thread thought looked the oldest.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by SteveS

bnorth, two of the three men in the back row are the ones who people earlier in the thread thought looked the oldest.

I just went back and looked again and to me the back row look to be 20-30 years younger than the person sitting directly in front of them. They also resemble each other way more to me than the side by sides you posted.

Just shows how different people see the same thing and see something different.

[smokelessjoe]

Steve,

I think you may have accidently dodged my "round-about" questions. let me be more clear.

1. Did you specifically ask all three experts to provide you with information as to how they came to their conclusions?

2. Did the three experts provide you with any information as to how they came to their conclusions?

3. If so, can you share that information with us so we can learn from them?

4. Have you looked at the similarities amongst the men themselves in the photo?

5. Have you run the google / facial recognition program only using the men in the photo?

6. If so, can you share the results with us? If not, can you run the program using only them?

Hoping you can answer these questions and others to come so we can solve this mystery.

[GaryPassamonte]

It was very common for players to have their hands/arms etc on other players in early baseball photography. In this cdv I once owned, at least half the players are touching another player. I would guess it was a fraternal practice.