1888/9 Columbus Solons
This is a tough assignment. The difference of uniform colors coupled with the lack of player identifications make colorizing this image a guessing game. I don't really have a magic to make an educated guess as to the colors of the black and white uniforms other than making presumptions based on the darkness of the blacks and lightness of the whites in the image. Even making assumptions such as those is a bit specious as the image is washed out on the right side and in the left corner is so dark that the stripes on the uniform are not visible. I have presumed that the three gentlemen holding baseballs in the image are pitchers and hence light blue and black uniforms. I also colored Buck West (Col 87, 88, Lim YSL 88, Whe TSL 88), middle row fourth from left. according to threads of the game. I presumed that the men with catchers masks were catchers but in the case of the player in the middle, holding the cat, assumed the mask was being held by the player to his right.I used dark blue and black. One of the dark uniforms I have presumed was the first basemen and used red and dark blue. I am sharing the incomplete image at this point as I really have no more to go on than blind, slightly informed guesswork.
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