Ten baseball players stand outdoors in a close, staggered line, with a boy in a dark, light-trimmed uniform at the front. The men wear caps and button-front jerseys lettered SCOTIA; several hold gloves at their sides. The photograph leaves little surrounding detail beyond the ground and pale sky.
White handwriting reproduced in the negative identifies the location as “Scotia, Nebr.” and the subject as “Champion Base Ball Team, Loup Valley 1911.” The image reference B3730 follows at the lower right. The championship identification and year come from this caption; neither the players nor the boy are individually named, and the precise field is not identified.
The divided postcard back carries the manufacturer's imprint of M. L. Zercher, Topeka, Kansas, with part of the business wording weakly printed. Its stamp box reads “THIS IS A GENUINE PHOTO.” The card is unused, without a message, address, stamp or postmark. No individual photographer is credited.
- Title on card
- Scotia, Nebr. / Champion Base Ball Team, Loup Valley 1911. B3730 (inscribed)
- Medium
- RPPC
- Subject
- Baseball, Children, Nebraska, Outdoor Scene, Sports and Games
- Dimensions
- 5.58 × 3.5 in (141.6 × 88.8 mm)
- Condition
- Localized dark surface marks at the upper right and lower left of the front; otherwise sound, with no visible tears or losses.
- Provenance
- Unused for mailing. The 1911 date comes from the caption written in the negative; the card itself is undated.
- Catalogue no.
- MRPPC3437
Catalogue details
Location
Scotia, Nebraska · Scotia, Nebraska, United States
Photographed subject · Locality (town) · 80% confidence
White lettering reproduced in the photograph reads: Scotia, Nebr. / Champion Base Ball Team, Loup Valley 1911. B3730. The city is explicit; the exact field remains unidentified.
Source: Photograph negative caption
