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Originally Posted by RUKen

The 1884 uniforms were described in the newspapers as having lace ties (rather than buttons).
https://www.threadsofourgame.com/1884-st-louis-ua/

The 1885 and 1886 uniforms were button-front. The team went out of existence after 1886.
https://www.threadsofourgame.com/1885-st-louis-nl/
https://www.threadsofourgame.com/1886-st-louis-nl/

The players in the photos are all wearing laced-up shirts, supporting the claim that these are 1884 images.

That all makes sense. I never paid much attention to those photos as regards to what year they were from. Cool.