Gypsy Queens – Vintage Wall Art
(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.)
Description
Step back in time with Gypsy Queens, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gypsy Queens
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Goodwin & Company, a tobacco firm, issued this 1887 card, and cards like it were typically packed inside cigarette packages to stiffen them and draw buyers. The title "Gypsy Queens" was devised by Library of Congress staff, so it is a cataloguing label rather than wording printed by the original maker. The albumen print process, which used egg-white-coated paper, was common in the 1880s and gives the image its warm, slightly glossy surface. The card belongs to the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection, a major group of early baseball cards held by the Library.
| Created / published | 1887 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1880-1890.Albumen prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,806 × 4,750 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220477 |
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