Hassan Triple Folders (T202) – Antique 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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Hassan Triple Folders (T202) comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hassan Triple Folders (T202)
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This triple-folding card is one of the Hassan issues, a tobacco set from 1912 printed in color by relief and halftone methods. Its center photograph carries the caption "Just before the battle," a phrase that frames the image as a pregame or game-day moment rather than a play in progress. American Tobacco Company inserted cards like this into cigarette packages, where they stiffened the packs and gave buyers a reason to collect. The folding design let one card show several players or scenes at once, which is why the set is still valued by collectors and researchers of early baseball. This example comes from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection at the Library of Congress.
| 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. Center photo caption: Just before the battle." Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,682 × 3,802 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220498 |
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