T3s or Other Cards with Landmarks Visible

[toppcat]

I sold my T206's a while back but recall at least one Brooklyn player had Trinity Church (Manhattan) in the background.

[Mark17]

Kid Elberfeld has the Washington Monument near his knee.

[GeoPoto]

Originally Posted by Mark17

Kid Elberfeld has the Washington Monument near his knee.

My Elberfeld is not as clear (at least my scan isn't) so I wasn't confident enough to include him in my post, but your scan convinces me. Thanks for posting.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by toppcat

I sold my T206's a while back but recall at least one Brooklyn player had Trinity Church (Manhattan) in the background.

Is it this Burch?

Brian (card not mine)

[GeoPoto]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Is it this Burch?

Great example!

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Is it this Burch?

Brian (card not mine)

Bingo!

That has to be the Washington Monument in the left side skyline behind Gabby Street on his T3. Not much was that tall back then in DC and it lines up to the Capitol building opposite, which is really cool!

[xplainer]

Great thread.
I got to look closer at mine.

[slantycouch]

Very cool thread! Love seeing "new" things on old cards.

[nat]

Given the angles of the Capitol and the Washington Monument, you should be able to figure out precisely where in town Street is standing.

[mouschi]

Very good idea of a thread!

[judsonhamlin]

Originally Posted by nat

Given the angles of the Capitol and the Washington Monument, you should be able to figure out precisely where in town Street is standing.

Probably would be close to the current ballpark in SW DC

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

Probably would be close to the current ballpark in SW DC

I checked Green Cathedrals and National Park/Boundary Field was on the same site where Griffith Stadium was later built, and was home to the team at the time. It was North and not South of the National Mall though, so it appears reversed if it was meant to depict an actual background.

Benjamin Banneker Park environs maybe for the skyline then, which is a little Southeast of the Tidal Basin near the Case Memorial Bridge and has the proper angle.

I'm wondering if one of the other buildings would be part of the Smithsonian now. There's still a couple of old ones in that complex. Probably just fanciful artistry in a way but it's neat the way it was worked in.