c.1910 USA photo baseball photo player sliding into base

Action photo of an amateur baseball player sliding into a base Mounted on cut-out photo album page 3 ⅝” x 4 ½” 1. Uniform Style Striped uniforms (especially vertical pinstripes on full shirts and pants) appear in amateur and collegiate teams from the mid‑1890s onward, but become common only after 1905. The solid dark uniform worn by the fielder is typical of 1900–1915 amateur clubs. The absence of numbers on the back of jerseys is a major clue: numbers were not widely adopted until 1916–1920, and even then mostly in professional leagues. Dating contribution: strongly suggests pre‑1916, likely 1905–1915. 2. Equipment The glove on the ground is a pre‑web or early‑web glove, small, thin, and pancake‑like. These were standard 1890s–1910s; by the early 1920s gloves become noticeably larger and more padded. The runner’s slide technique and the fielder’s bare‑hand posture are consistent with dead‑ball era play (roughly 1900–1919). Dating contribution: 1895–1915, strongest around 1905–1912. AI