Anyone Recognize Player In This Cabinet?

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Posted By: Addie_Joss

Back is blank. Said to be from the 1880s. Unfortunately no team or city information but thought maybe someone with a sharp eye would be able to name him.

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Posted By: jamie

how do you know it's baseball?

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Posted By: barrysloate

Chance of identifying him is slim to none.

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Posted By: Geno

If you don't know, then it's usually Joe Jackson.

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Posted By: fkw

my guess is fireman

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Posted By: leon

Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner or Joe Jackson.....honestly, the guy does look sort of familiar.....I doubt we will get it though...

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Posted By: Dave F

Here goes my best guess..if I get this right then I need to buy a lottery ticket.

Just from the looks....his name is Henry Joe Blackenfoot and he was in a traveling circus that wandered the land from the Ozarks out to the Grand Canyon, as he performed death-defying tricks with wild broncos. He is dressed in his usual "circus" attire which admittedly even back then looked sort of "goofballish". Although he was a fine "bronco trick guy" he never made the "big time"...not with the circus...or with any baseball team. Whew.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

The cabinet is late 1880s-1890s. My guess is that he's not wearing a baseball uniform.