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Hi antiquers need your opinion. I bought these real photo postcards some months ago and found something interesting with my research. The baseball team has the same logo as the
Cincinnati Red Stockings which is America’s first professional baseball team. It’s a early 1900s post card. All opinions is greatly appreciated.

 

they look younger than the team photo......could it be their practice squad ?

 

Please post a photo of the back of the card.

 

FYI, the Cincinnati Red Stockings started in the 1860s. This card was from at least 40 years later. This kind of real photo postcard did not exist in the 19th century.

And yes, the back will help to date the card.

 

The stamp box dates it between 1903-1920 (solio) is it possible it could be Chicago Cubs I added a image of the cubs logo. Which would put it in the same era as this post card

 

Hi thanks for your input I’ve posted more photos of the postcard

 

Asweome, well it definitely isn’t from the 1860’s but I can say it’s from the 1900’s thank you so much

 

According to the below website your card is a Collodion print using Solio paper and is 1908-1920's era.
http://www.metropostcard.com/guiderealphoto.html

The players look a bit young for major leaguers. Maybe minor leagues? I think I recall on the Antiques Roadshow an appraiser saying that the minor league players often got used gear and uniforms from the major league club due to expense.

 

'Put it right here kid...right here kid...'
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Oh...you did.
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I got to see the show on the progression of catcher's masks, and the spin off of those to Hockey Goalie Masks, at the Yogi Berra baseball museum in New Jersey...2 days after he passed away.
I sat, for awhile, on the hassock he always sat on in the stands while teaching classes.
A great man indeed. R.I.P. sir.
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One way I can think to research this thoroughly would be to go to this site that lists Chicago Cubs stats for each year:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/index.shtml

Under each possible year, click on the name of the team, then look at the names of the players for that year. Do searches for photos of each player and compare to the people on your postcard.

Another option is to do Google searches to try to find team photos of the team for each year.

A third option would be to write to the Baseball Hall of Fame's research center (email contact info on this page: https://baseballhall.org/node/489). I'm not sure how extensively they will research anything for free, but they might do something for a fee.