May Pickups

[x2drich2000]

Something a little different than my normal.

[Casey2296]

Very cool DJ.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

Something a little different than my normal.

Cool cabinet cards. The one on the left is identified as Pat Donovan. There was a Patsy Donovan who played for 21 years in the majors and various leagues, starting in 1886, but not for Baltimore. Does this photo of a late 20's, early 30's Patsy, shown below on the far right during his time with the Pirates, resemble the younger looking fellow in the cabinet to anyone else? Or am I just pushing the photo identification a little too far?

Brian

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Cool cabinet cards. The one on the left is identified as Pat Donovan. There was a Patsy Donovan who played for 21 years in the majors and various leagues, starting in 1886, but not for Baltimore. Does this photo of a late 20's, early 30's Patsy, shown below on the far right during his time with the Pirates, resemble the younger looking fellow in the cabinet to anyone else? Or am I just pushing the photo identification a little too far?

Brian

Brian, I'm the last person to comment on photo identification, however, when I was looking at these I also found a composite that uses headshots from these that was sold by REA back in 2011 (https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=19698). The composite itself identifies each player. REA further identifies that Donovan played for Pittsburgh. The thing to note here is that the California tour was not simply Baltimore vs others, but the Baltimore team consisted of a few players that were not from the Baltimore team and likewise some Baltimore players were absent.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

Brian, I'm the last person to comment on photo identification, however, when I was looking at these I also found a composite that uses headshots from these that was sold by REA back in 2011 (https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=19698). The composite itself identifies each player. REA further identifies that Donovan played for Pittsburgh. The thing to note here is that the California tour was not simply Baltimore vs others, but the Baltimore team consisted of a few players that were not from the Baltimore team and likewise some Baltimore players were absent.

Nice! That explains the San Francisco photography studio listed on back and why Patsy is in a Baltimore uniform. Great link to the REA auction, which has a very informative writeup that explains it all, and makes these cabinets you now have even more special.

Brian