Brown Backgrounds (T207) – Historic 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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This rare historic print captures Brown Backgrounds (T207) in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Brown Backgrounds (T207)
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The brown background that gives this card its name is a plain, tinted field behind the player, and the Library's cataloguers used it as the card's title. The American Tobacco Company issued it, and cards like it were packed with cigarettes, which made them a popular way for collectors to gather player portraits. The color relief printing, which combines halftone images with flat inks, gives the figure a warm, almost painted look that stands out from the plainer cards of the period. The card is part of the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection of baseball cards 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. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,717 × 4,642 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222118 |
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