(BASEBALL 19TH CENTURY) Photograph of unidentified baseball

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(BASEBALL--19TH CENTURY.) Photograph of unidentified baseball team, probably high school, circa 1885 Albumen photograph, 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches, on original card mount, 13 1/2 x 16 1/2; mount is soiled and stained, but photograph has just a bit of soiling and one slightly frayed edge. Np, circa 1880-85

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Equipment helps date this photograph: only the catchers wear gloves, and even those are not webbed. The bat and uniform styles seem consistent with the early to mid-1880s. The identity of the team is harder to determine, but the players appear to be in their mid-teens.