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Impressive and Rare Albumen Cabinet Photo of the 1881 Harvard Baseball Team.
Lot 4. Impressive and Rare Albumen Cabinet Photo of the 1881 Harvard Baseball Team. Several players in their superb photo wear bib uniforms, and a spider mask is visible. Almost 7” x 9.25”, the photo is ex with several inconsequential points of discoloration. It has been trimmed from a larger mount, resulting in slight unevenness along the edges. Harvard established its first baseball team in 1862. This team represented the legendary Ivy League university only 19 years later, and well before formal baseball programs were a staple at U.S. schools. Albumen photos, named for the use of albumen found in egg whites to bind photographic chemicals to the paper, are widely sought and highly collectible. This is one of the finest important examples we have seen.
Winning Bid $330.
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