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Old 03-08-2022, 10:56 PM   #35511
prewinter
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Originally Posted by cinemaodyssey View Post
I've long suspected that the 1870s era Mutuals cabinet photo depicted famous (and infamous) catcher Nat Hicks. I'd like to know what the consensus opinion is though. The primary exemplar we have of Hicks is a woodcut from late in his life. He is also depicted in a scene that is likely embellished about injuries he received to his face but remained resilient towards finishing the game. That woodcut is important because the uniform matches the unknown cabinet photo player closely. I will leave all three for discussion.
The cheek in the woodcut seems to match the cabinet photo, but I'm not so sure about the ear. The nose also seems pretty close.

Is there software out there that would be able to take the cabinet photo and rotate it to match the angle of the woodcut? (I think that would work better than trying to other way around.)
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