Evolution of a Cat-cher – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Evolution of a Cat-cher brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Evolution of a Cat-cher
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Here the subject is the catcher himself, shown as a series of stages rather than a single moment, in the manner of a Darwin-style "evolution" chart. The joke rests on how much the position changed. Early catchers worked close to the plate with bare hands, often without a mask, and suffered broken fingers and facial injuries as a result. Fred Thayer's wire mask, introduced in the late 1870s, and the padded gloves and chest protectors that followed made the job safer and let catchers play the game's increasingly fast pitching. Notice how the figure gains protective gear with each stage.
| Original scan | 8,013 × 3,736 px · prints to 27 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 56 |
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