19th Century Detroit Eye Candy

[Joe_G.]

Round 2 shifts to Tomlinson Studio.

All Tomlinson cabinets are rare, however, the 1886 issue of portraits and action poses is fairly well documented and understood. Old Cardboard website has a nice gallery of all the 1886 cards here (note dark socks & belt in all cases).

There were new action and portrait poses taken in 1887 for new members of the team (Briody, Conway, Dunlap, Ganzel, Knowlton, Shindle, Weidman and perhaps others) but only a scant few (three) examples were previously known by me until this Weidman surfaced at the Detroit Historical Society. Note the white appearing belt and socks (true of all four 1887 action cabinets I've studied). This 1887 photo of Weidman is a uniform match for the 1887 Gray Studio photoshoot.

There were other Tomlinson cabinets in 1887 as well, portraits in suit and tie. The Detroit Historical Society has some that are new to me. These portraits were used to create the Detroit baseball currency issued in 1887 and 1888. Here we have 1887 portraits of Hanlon & Richardson.

Beyond baseball currency, these same portriats were used to create an impressive poster for Detroit's 1887 season complete with schedule, but in every case the image is reversed (looking left becomes looking right etc.). The baseball currency didn't reverse the Tomlinson portraits, but this poster did. Regardless, what a beautiful piece, new to me.

View larger image here (ability to magnify).

I'll post round 3 tomorrow/soon (if someone doesn't beat me to it).