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Old 03-24-2018, 02:15 PM
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Default San Jose team picture questions 1900ish

I just picked up this picture of a baseball team from San Jose, CA (at least I think it is CA). I was hoping you might have some opinions about my 2.5 related questions.

Each uniform has the number 99 on it, which made me at first think that the uniforms may have been for the 1899 season. But the picture doesn't look that old, and the gloves in the picture look more like those from 1900-1905 (see below). So...

1) What is your best quess about the year of the picture?

2) Why would the all the uniforms have the number 99 on them, if it wasn't the year? Something like a team name? Or sponsor? (try not to get distracted by the letter "N" being reversed on half of the jerseys).

2.5) Anyone else have pictures from this era with the same number on the front of each jersey?
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File Type: jpg San Jose 1.jpg (76.2 KB, 133 views)
File Type: jpg San Jose 3.jpg (76.7 KB, 133 views)
File Type: jpg Reach 1901.jpg (78.9 KB, 133 views)
File Type: jpg Victor 1901-1904 catcher.jpg (77.9 KB, 132 views)
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