Allen & Ginter World's Champions (N29) – 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.)
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Step back in time with Allen & Ginter World's Champions (N29), an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Allen & Ginter World's Champions (N29)
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Rather than one player, this card belongs to the World's Champions series (N29), which Allen & Ginter issued in 1888 to honor champions across many sports, not only baseball. The Richmond, Virginia tobacco firm placed such colorful cards in its cigarette packs, where they stiffened the packaging and encouraged buyers to collect the whole set. Printed in color by chromolithography, the cards gave 1880s Americans a vivid glimpse of athletic heroes at a time when professional baseball was growing quickly. The title reflects the series name rather than a caption printed on the card itself.
| Created / published | 1888 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1880-1890.Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890.Albumen prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Allen & Ginter Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,811 × 4,667 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220502 |
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