Lot # 187: c.1890s Baseball Player Cabinet Photo w/African-American Player

Category: 19th Century

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 7 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2020 Auction",
which ran from 11/13/2020 7:13 AM to
11/29/2020 7:43 AM



Interesting cabinet photo picturing two teammates posing in a studio environment one of whom appears to be African-American. The cabinet bears the advertisement of Hancher & Wilson of Fairmont West Virginia on the reverse the dark brown mount exhibiting some wear and surface abrasions on the back some corner wear and light creasing at the bottom-right on the front. The image quality is strong some light wear and fading evident along with some minor soiling. The player on the left holds a ring-style bat and wears striped socks the player on the right holding a baseball posed as if to begin throwing. A strong photo.