Brown Backgrounds (T207) – Vintage 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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Brown Backgrounds (T207) comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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 is what sets this card apart from the other versions of the T207 set, which came in several background colors. The American Tobacco Company issued these small cardboard pictures in the early 1910s, when tobacco makers slipped cards into cigarette packs to promote their brands and give buyers something to collect. The set is large, with hundreds of players, and collectors still study its color variations. The title "Brown Backgrounds" was devised by Library of Congress staff rather than printed on the card itself.
| 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 | 3,791 × 4,682 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220594 |
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