Facial Recognition

[dallen]

After the debacle with the Joe Wood fob (I gave the guy his money back and let him keep the fob) I thought I would run this by you'all. A guy sent in the photo below. I cropped it so you could see the details but the actual photo is a 4" by 5" photo on a thick mount. He indicated he bought 20 + years ago as being from the Wagner Estate. After rolling my eyes I checked out the image an thought it had a chance. What do you think? If it is him it would have to date to the mid 1890s

[Jacklitsch]

Hi Doug:

This photo was discussed in some detail several years ago on the old Net54. The overall consensus was that it was not Wagner. Maybe a check of Archives will pull up the thread.

Steve Murray

[dallen]

...I will look for the thread!

My biggest problem is it "feels" more like early 1900s and since he started in 1897 with Louisville regardless of who it looks like it would be 10 years off.

Thanks again,
Doug

[ethicsprof]

good memory.
i remember it,too, particularly because I thought the guy behind the catcher's mask looked a bit too much like the Anthony Hopkin's Hannibal.
No wagner IMHO.
all the best with the detective work, doug

barry

[wonkaticket]

Perhaps you could date it from the farm equipment in the pic? If anybody knows that stuff...if that tractor or bush hog or whatever wasn't made until 1907 or so...then there ya go...just a thought.

[drc]

My rule is, unless you're certain, don't say it is a person.

My opinion is it's not Wagner, but that's just my opinion.