S15, 516-04, 1890s, Mounted Photo, Group of Men holding "Squash" Rackets

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Seller: the_collector_md ✉️ (5,109) 100%, Location: Warsaw, Indiana, US, Ships to: AMERICAS & many other countries, Item: 266703600148 S15, 516-04, 1890s, Mounted Photo, Group of Men holding "Squash" Rackets. S15, 516-04, 1890s, Mounted Photo, Group of Men holding "Squash" Rackets

S15, 516-04, 1890s, Mounted Photo, Group of Men holding "Squash" Rackets

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Description You are bidding on an original Antique 1890's Mounted  Photograph, Group of Men holding "Squash" Rackets. Also with a ball and a Racket Cover.

More Info on the game of Squash:
Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket-and-ball sport played by two or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The objective of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. There are about 20 million people who play squash regularly world-wide in over 185 countries. The governing body of squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF), is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the sport is included in the Olympic Games, after a number of applications. Squash has been added for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Professional Squash Association (PSA) organizes the pro tour.
 
Squash has its origins in the older game of rackets, which was played in London's prisons in the 19th century. Later, around 1830, boys at Harrow School noticed that a punctured ball, which "squashed" on impact with the wall, offered more variety to the game. The game spread to other schools. The first courts built at Harrow were dangerous because they were near water pipes, buttresses, chimneys, and ledges. Natural rubber was the preferred material for the ball. Students modified their rackets to have a smaller reach and improve their ability to play in these cramped conditions. In 1864, the school built four outside courts. (ref. Wikipedia)


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Photographer: N/A.

Subjects: People, Men,  Fashion , Beards, Moustaches, Hats, Bowler Hat, Derby Hat, Rackets, Small White Ball, Furniture, Chairs.

Card size: 10" x 8". Photo Size: 5.5" x 4"; #S15, 516-04
 

The Cabinet Card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture after 1870. It consisted of a thin photograph mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm (4+1⁄4 by 6+1⁄2 inches).

The carte de visite was displaced by the larger cabinet card in the 1880s. In the early 1860s, both types of photographs were essentially the same in process and design. Both were most often albumen prints, the primary difference being the cabinet card was larger and usually included extensive logos and information on the reverse side of the card to advertise the photographer’s services. However, later into its popularity, other types of papers began to replace the albumen process. Despite the similarity, the cabinet card format was initially used for landscape views before it was adopted for portraiture.

Some cabinet card images from the 1890s have the appearance of a black-and-white photograph in contrast to the distinctive sepia toning notable in the albumen print process. These photographs have a neutral image tone and were most likely produced on a matte collodion, gelatin or gelatin bromide paper.

Sometimes images from this period can be identified by a greenish cast. Gelatin papers were introduced in the 1870s and started gaining acceptance in the 1880s and 1890s as the gelatin bromide papers became popular. Matte collodion was used in the same period. A true black-and-white image on a cabinet card is likely to have been produced in the 1890s or after 1900. The last cabinet cards were produced in the 1920s, even as late as 1924.

Owing to the larger image size, the cabinet card steadily increased in popularity during the second half of the 1860s and into the 1870s, replacing the carte de visite as the most popular form of portraiture. The cabinet card was large enough to be easily viewed from across the room when typically displayed on a cabinet, which is probably why they became known as such in the vernacular. However, when the renowned Civil War photographer Mathew Brady first started offering them to his clientele towards the end of 1865, he used the trademark "Imperial Carte-de-Visite." Whatever the name, the popular print format joined the photograph album as a fixture in the late 19th-century Victorian parlor. (ref. Wikipedia)

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Card Cond: VG-VG/EX (edge & corner wear, toning) Not effecting the Photo , Please see scans for actual condition .


This Cabinet Card  would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (nice for Framing).

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  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: used, See Description and images.
  • Title: Group of Men holding "Squash" Rackets
  • Antique: Yes
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Framing: Unframed
  • Image Color: Black & White
  • Image Orientation: Landscape
  • Material: Cardboard
  • Production Technique: Albumen Print
  • Theme: Fashion, History, Hobbies & Leisure, Leisure, People, Sports
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
  • Type: Photograph
  • Unit of Sale: Single Piece
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Format: Cabinet Card
  • Size: 10" x 8"
  • Number of Photographs: 1
  • Subject: Gaming, Hobbies & Leisure, Men, Racket Sport, Squash, Rackets
  • Unit Quantity: 1
  • Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)

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