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Rhett YeakleyI added my new favorite piece of my collection. I have wanted one for some time, and finally was able to pick one up at a reasonable price. It is without a doubt the nicest woodcut, and one of the foirst, ever made. It is from an 1865 issue of Frank Leslies weekly, and features a full 2-page spread illustrating some of the big baseball names in 1865. Featured prominently in the middle is a commorative of James Creighton, who had died 4 years earlier. On the far right middle is an image of young Henry Chadwick, one of the true fathers of baseball. And all around the outside are other baseball greats of the time, including names like Mort. Rogers, etc. Truly one of the most beautiful early baseball items in existance. Sorry about the blurry image, it is the best I could do with such a large item. Included is the write-up of the picture, as found in the newspaper.
