Cabinet Card Black African American Player Identified Vintage
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:2811894 | Region of Origin: US |
| Photo Type: cabinet card | Date of Creation: 1907 |
| Subject: high school baseball | Color: Sepia |
| Original/Reprint: Original Print |
A rare identified local (Attleboro Ma) high school baseball cabinet card photoMany times when black players were featured they were at the outer edge(s) of the photoor in the back here is a young black player featured in the front row he is identified along with the other players That is not often the case most photos certainly local photos unless signed are rarely identifiedThe cabinet card has a few blemishes...Five pinholes there is a repair which was very well done Look a...t the bats a section was just & repaired (Bet you didn't even see it)It is sepia faded but not badly for its age edges are rough "150" is written in pen ink the upper right cornerCard was mounted on a piece of cardboard but has since come off to reveal the back:"Given to Charles Hayward (a prominent affluent family) of 16 Hayword St. (Attleboro MA) Wed Oct 29th 1958 by Mrs. Myrtic (?) P Randall Perrin St. Attleboro"The same information was written on the back of the cardboard but was covered by a label by the researcher years ago who identified the photoLabel reads:CIrca 1907 AHS (Attleboro High School) Front Row: Tim Bailey (Black)/ Lon Keeler/ Gus Corcoron/Jesse Carpenter/Myron Smith/ Charles ManchesterBack Row: Mr. Scott Austin(?)/ Herbert (Scrapper) Goff/Bill Delzell/Tom McCaffrey/Phil Randall(From Mrs. Randall, Perrin St) Photo measures: 6 1 4 x 8 1 4- Mat: 8 x 10Amazing image of a black youth with what were most likely middle - upper class players of well known families
