Knickerbocker Photo (Update)

Snowman · #1 09-07-2021, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

I think it's more likely Chris Cornell or his great grandfather.

In perhaps another strange twist, I used to mow Chris Cornell's grass when I was in high school. True story. You might be on to something here.

molenick · #2 09-07-2021, 07:00 PM

I have already admitted defeat on George Wright because even the known photos of him don't look like the same person to me. But I will say that the first person I thought of for this one was Dabney Coleman.

Side-by-side I now notice more of the differences than the similarities but when I saw the picture, that's the first person that came to mind. Not only came to mind but in my head he looked exactly like Dabney Coleman. I think I picked up on some of the similarities and filled in the blanks until I was convinced that that is what Dabney Coleman actually looks like.

I'm not sure what this means except that the mind does have a tendency to look for patterns and comparisons that may or may not be based on reality (this is not a comment on any of the previous claims or suppositions, which I will leave to others).

Aquarian Sports Cards · #3 09-07-2021, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowman

In perhaps another strange twist, I used to mow Chris Cornell's grass when I was in high school. True story. You might be on to something here.

Just want to make sure I'm keeping this all straight. You've been collecting for 54 years (I can't find it now but I think you said that somewhere) You mowed Cornell's grass while you were in High School. If Cornell were still alive he'd be 57. If you've been collecting 54 years one would assume you are older than 57. Let's say you counted the first pack you got at 6 years old as the time you began collecting. That means you graduated high school in 1979 or 1980. When Cornell was 15 or 16...

Snowman · #4 09-07-2021, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

This is one of the country's problems right now. Somehow the opinion of the masses is more valid than the opinion of people who have made a real study of something. Frankly 100 random people are largely going to be morons. My apologies to all who consider themself random...

We're not talking about solving differential equations though and polling the general public. We're talking about whether or not two people look similar. Why you guys keep wanting to pretend like this skill requires an "expert" is beyond me. I'm not talking about dating a photograph or what methodologies might have been used to develop the print, or what decade someone's apparel is most likely from. We're talking about looking at two photos and determining if the people in those photos look alike. That's it. This isn't rocket science.

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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Just want to make sure I'm keeping this all straight. You've been collecting for 54 years (I can't find it now but I think you said that somewhere) You mowed Cornell's grass while you were in High School. If Cornell were still alive he'd be 57. If you've been collecting 54 years one would assume you are older than 57. Let's say you counted the first pack you got at 6 years old as the time you began collecting. That means you graduated high school in 1979 or 1980. When Cornell was 15 or 16...

No. I've been collecting for about 35 years.

SteveS · #5 09-07-2021, 09:05 PM

Scott, before I posted my pic here I scrolled through some pretty brutal threads with people who did the same thing. But I appreciate your contributions to this one, and that's quite a feat to not have pissed off anybody!

Snowman, I think I've presented enough evidence with regard to not excluding that the stereoview is from the 1850s. After that, as you say, unless someone can point to specific unique areas that don't match, it's pretty much subjective whether someone sees the resemblances, regardless of their knowledge of baseball history.

brianp-beme · #6 09-08-2021, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowman

In perhaps another strange twist, I used to mow Chris Cornell's grass when I was in high school. True story. You might be on to something here.

If I am not mistaken, I believe the phrase "mowed Chris Cornell's grass" is a commonly used euphemism for smoking marijuana.

Brian

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