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rsuriyop
09-10-2006, 11:06 AM
After doing some google searches of Cap Anson, I had come across some images of him. However, I've also found that not all of the them look the same. Here's an example of what I'm saying:
1.http://www.thehitters.com/photos/full/1-1102-cap_anson_picture_4.jpg
2.http://www.thehitters.com/photos/full/1-1102-Ans1.jpg
I can see noticeable differences in the eyes, chin, and overall facial contour. So it would appear to me as though the figures above do not match. Would anyone care to explain? And if they are not the same person, then which one is the real Cap Anson and who is the other?
Astros_n'_Indians
09-10-2006, 05:44 PM
I think the bottom one is the real cap anson if they aren't the same.
keving7
09-10-2006, 06:05 PM
The 1st one is definitely Anson, Not sure about the 2nd one.
rsuriyop
09-10-2006, 06:56 PM
Here's the site where I got the images from:
http://www.thehitters.com/profile.asp?i=1102&e=3418&ct=1&r=21&f=Cap&l=Anson
It seems like most of the other photos more or less resemble the first. So why anyone would credit the second one as being Cap Anson is a mystery to me.
runningshoes
09-10-2006, 07:32 PM
All thos images are Cap Anson's..there's not a doubt in my mind.
Perhaps he ate one to many hot dogs the week the first one was drawn....notice I said drawn..an artist's depiction of Anson.
Yea lets remember these are not all taken with a camera....
vptpt
09-11-2006, 10:29 AM
I think they look like they could be the same person, especially considering what the above poster said about them being drawings.
But really I just came in here to tell you that I named my cat after Cap Anson.
bama50
09-11-2006, 07:17 PM
Definitely the second one.
Bill Burgess
12-20-2007, 04:38 PM
Both those photos are famous Cap photos, and are indeed him.
Here are a few more.
Cap Photos (http://www.capanson.com/photo_archive.html)
rsuriyop
12-21-2007, 07:41 AM
Both those photos are famous Cap photos, and are indeed him.
Here are a few more.
Cap Photos (http://www.capanson.com/photo_archive.html)
Hopefully you're right. It's just that I find the second photo of him (or is it?) to look a bit inconsistent with all his others. Maybe it's in his eyes or something, which to me look dark brown. Anson had light colored eyes which is evident in some of his portraits and photos.
For example, compare the first image with the second. Clearly, there is a difference. (And even if the top image is just a painting, surely it would hardly look any different from the real Cap himself.)
http://www.earlyerabaseballphotos.com/products_pictures/mipakaco-photos_1906_1267946.gif
http://www.thehitters.com/photos/full/1-1102-Ans1.jpg
Bill Burgess
12-21-2007, 09:34 AM
It seems to me that both the images in post #10 are paintings. Neither is an actual photo.
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vptpt
12-21-2007, 11:01 AM
Maybe it's in his eyes or something, which to me look dark brown. Anson had light colored eyes which is evident in some of his portraits and photos.
I love old pictures and I've studied a lot of them, baseball and otherwise. Something I've noticed is that the old types of cameras didn't always capture light colored eyes that well. Since I'm no photography expert I can't explain why, but it's definitely something I've noticed.
To me, those two images look like Anson. The ears look similar and the jawline is pretty much the same. Keep in mind when you look at portraits that the artist is going to smooth over any imperfections.