Baseball's ancient age comes into view with this antique cabinet card. The subject of this 1889 image is John "Scrappy" Carroll, whose professional baseball career spanned the period 1884-1892. Produced by the Uhlman Studio of St. Joseph, Missouri, this vintage photograph sees the fiery outfielder gazing skyward at a descending orb, with hands up ready to make the catch. This 4-1/8 x 6-1/4" photo has withstood the test of time to report in pleasing state, with an SGC provided grade of VG 3.
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