Lyons, l.f. [i.e., Jim Devlin, pitcher], with Taylor, trainer, Philadelphia – Vintage Wall Art
![Lyons, l.f. [i.e., Jim Devlin, pitcher], with Taylor, trainer, Philadelphia, c1887. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c2/c232aae9d13c-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Lyons, l.f. [i.e., Jim Devlin, pitcher], with Taylor, trainer, Philadelphia. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Lyons, l.f. [i.e., Jim Devlin, pitcher], with Taylor, trainer, Philadelphia
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A small cigarette card that pairs a pitcher with his trainer, the caption lists the player as "Lyons, L.F.," but the subject is Jim Devlin, who was banned from the National League in 1877 after a game-fixing scandal involving the Louisville club. Devlin's career never recovered from that suspension, though he continued to play in lesser leagues and was still pitching in the 1880s when this card was made. The trainer, William H. Taylor, appears beside him, a reminder that professional clubs of the period employed men to look after players' conditioning. Gross & Co. issued the set in cigarette packs, and cards like this one, with their stiff, posed group portraits, were a common way fans of the era collected images of ballplayers.
| Created / published | c1887. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1880-1890.Cigarette cards 1880-1890.Group portraits 1880-1890.Portrait photographs 1880-1890.Photographic prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 25257S U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Chas. Gross & Co. Baseball cigarette card from set Kalamazoo Bats."" |
| Subjects | Devlin, James H.,--1866-1900. Taylor, William H.,--1855-1900. Baseball players--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 904 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-168589 |
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