Brown Backgrounds (T207) – Historic Print
(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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A window into the past: Brown Backgrounds (T207), preserved in this historic print. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Brown Backgrounds (T207)
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The brown-background variant of the T207 series is distinguished by its warm, muted backdrop, which sets it apart from the other color versions in the set. American Tobacco Company issued these cards as stiffeners inside cigarette packs, a common marketing tactic of the era that rewarded buyers with collectible images of major league players. Printed by relief halftone in color, the card reflects the rapid improvements in mass-produced photographic printing that made baseball fandom visual and portable in the 1910s. The Library of Congress holds it as part of the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection of baseball cards.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : relief with halftone, color. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1910-1920.Relief prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,806 × 4,701 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220537 |
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