Need help identifying and dating old photograph

[BOB52]

I received an email from Tim Wiles / Baseball Hall of Fame this morning, who said my photo was taken ...

"between 1900 and 1909."

He did not elaborate as to how they arrived at this particular date range, but I suspect there is something specific about 1909 as opposed to 1910. (And because I don't want to bug him again, I will just accept his evaluation at face value and leave it at that). He also said they were unable to identify the player because of the camera angle, which doesn't reveal enough of the player's facial features.

I appreciate all of the contributions and will take each one under consideration during the course of my ongoing research. I guess any additional identification will boil down to the quandry of my being able to identify the grain elevator, if that's even possible, which presently seems slim at the very best.

Thanks again to everyone.

Bob

[BOB52]

PS ~

Tim Wiles just sent me a quick follow-up reply to summarize by saying my photo was taken ...

"Sometime during the first decade of 1900."

Which is close enough for me and what I call circa 1905.

Bob

[BOB52]

Below is a reverse sketch of what the grain elevator in the baseball photo might look like if viewed from the opposite side. Compare it to the Attica, Indiana grain elevator. I'm not saying they are exact, just suggesting they are similar and may be a clue as to the style of elevator to look for. But the big question is whether the grain elevator in the baseball photo is one building or two seperate buildings? (one foreground ~ one background) or (just one building like that pictured below)? Another key clue is that little side roof on the upper portion.