[Half sh]eet base ball poster no. 282 – Vintage Poster
![[Half sh]eet base ball poster no. 282, c1895 May 11. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/40/405478024132-L.webp)
(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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This rare vintage poster captures [Half sh]eet base ball poster no. 282 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Half sh]eet base ball poster no. 282
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Few baseball images of the 1890s carry as clear a maker's trail as this chromolithograph, numbered 282 and registered for copyright in 1895 by the Calvert Lithographing Company of Detroit. Half-sheet posters like this were pasted on storefronts, fences and billboards, so they reached fans in towns far from the major-league parks. Chromolithography built up color by printing a separate stone or plate for each hue, which let the company turn ballplayers into bright, eye-catching advertising. Prints like this one show how the new professional game was promoted to the public during the decade.
| Created / published | c1895 May 11. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Sports posters 1890-1900.Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | A24191 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Copyrighted 1895 by The Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich. No. 282. |
| Subjects | Baseball--United States--1890-1900. Baseball players--United States--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,434 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114390 |
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