vintage photos of baseball in the 1800sCourtesy of the New York Public Library

The New York Public Library has a treasure trove of really old baseball pictures.



We pulled out a mix of action shots, team photos, and portraits with floating baseballs (they're actually dangling from strings) that we simply couldn't stop looking at.

We can't tell exactly what makes them so awesome.

Maybe it's the silly uniforms. Maybe it's the mustaches. Or maybe it's the old-school photography.

But they're great.