Can anyone ID this?

[Smokey Joe]

to view this way....the team is from my state of CT. By the looks of deterioration, it does seem to be a newspaper/paper article pasted on cardboard but hard to tell exactly unless you have it in your hand.

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[slidekellyslide]

1888 Connecticut State League Champions. I don't think it's a newspaper cutout pasted to board, I think it was made that way by someone to be distributed. It survived, but it's barely breathing. Still a neat item.

[tothrk]

It appears to be some sort of photo of eleven men. Five of the men have moustaches. Nine of the men are wearing a cap. The man sitting on the far right in the middle row has a rather angry look about him. He also appears to have a vicious left. These men hail from someplace called "South Norwalk." Sorry. Couldn't help myself.

[smokelessjoe]

Hi Sean,

Found this cabinet photo in the Hunt auctions with one of the "Norwalk" players: "C. Larkin 2nd Base"

Perhaps this is of some help?

https://www.huntauctions.com/online/...um=5&lot_qual=

[slidekellyslide]

Nice find Shawn. Looks like the guy sitting in the front row at left.

[asoriano]

In my opinion, it looks as if the piece was once part of a cigar box; possibly the top that would flip open.

[Sean_C]

Thank you all for all of the help! I'll try to see if I can get more info about the backing and what not of the item. My guess was that it was some kind of locally distrubted cabinet item, but had no clue.

Thanks!