A naked man stands, legs well apart, his torso turning as he swings a baseball bat around his body to hit a ball. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A naked man stands, legs well apart, swinging a baseball bat to hit a ball. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A naked man stands, legs well apart, his body turning as he swings a baseball bat to hit a ball then relaxes and raises the bat in front of himself. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A naked man stands, legs well apart, his body turning as he swings a baseball bat to hit a ball. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

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Batting (Baseball)

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A naked man stands, legs well apart, his torso turning as he swings a baseball bat around his body to hit a ball. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A naked man stands, legs well apart, his body turning as he swings a baseball bat to hit a ball. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A naked man stands, legs well apart, his torso turning as he swings a baseball bat around his body to hit a ball. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A naked man stands, legs well apart, his body turning as he swings a baseball bat to hit a ball then relaxes and raises the bat in front of himself. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A naked man stands, legs well apart, swinging a baseball bat to hit a ball. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.