Wanted to Share This Amazing 19th Century Photo

[Jeremy102175]

Fantastic photo! Thanks for sharing. I'll be following to see what some of the experts can provide for info. Have you contacted the Baker Library? I'm a bit surprised they would deaccession that photo.

[Section103]

Not able to confirm anything at this time but:

Dartmouth
Lee Viau (86-88)
Fred Woodcock (88-90)
Frank OConnor (91-93)

Harvard
Daff Gammons (99-02)
Walter Clarkson (98-03)
Jack Robinson (99-02)

....are your most likely suspects. Years listed are the years they played in MLB. Typically, there was a few year stretch between the time players appeared in college to the time they appeared in the MLB. Sometimes it was right away, sometimes it could be 10 years; but 3-6 years is my best guess for the average lapse in time.

[piecesofthegame]

Thanks for that Rich! The earliest birthday of those you listed is 1866. Since the photo is dated 1882 I don’t think any of these players would have been old enough to be in this photo as college players. I still love it though!

[JollyElm]

Any idea of the exact location in (I assume) New Hampshire? It would be cool to see if any of the outfield buildings still exist (along with about 17 Starbucks ).

[drcy]

great photo

[vintagesportscollector]

Great photo. There is some past discussion of this image on the web.

https://www.baseballhistorycomesaliv...ox-ball-field/

The field is the current “Green" at Dartmouth. Right in the middle of town. That line running from the left of the batter to the right of the shortstop is a footpath across the Green.

Dartmouth played Harvard on May 23, 1882, in Hanover.

Below is a boxscore from an earlier 1882 game, May 17th, between Harvard and Dartmouth, in Cambridge.

[vintagesportscollector]

Ken Burns wrote in American Heritage that his favorite baseball photograph is this 1882 image showing a Dartmouth-Harvard game on the northwest corner of the Green. See photos below...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dartmo...ream/lightbox/