Rarest Pre-War Rookie Cards

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Yes, my guess is that Ryder was hired to photograph the team for the schedule hangar and after that project was completed Ryder made use of the images and issued separate cabinets of the players.

I am not sure about that since the producer of the calendar also used earlier images from 1889 and 1890, such as this one from 1889 of McKean produced by G Waldon Smith. Ryder was also taking images of the Cleveland players in 1890 and continued until at at least 1895. My guess is that the maker of the calendar contacted local photographer Ryder Studios and used whatever they had on hand at that time.

[Rhotchkiss]

Could that dude possibly wear a tighter jersey?! It’s like European cut 135 years before that was a thing.

That Cy Young cab is the bees knees. Kevin, do you agree the one in Goldin is his rookie though?

[oldjudge]

God willing their pants were not that tight too