Brown Backgrounds (T207) – 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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A window into the past: Brown Backgrounds (T207), preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Brown Backgrounds (T207)
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Printed with brown backgrounds, this card belongs to the American Tobacco Company's T207 issue, and the "Brown Backgrounds" title was devised by Library of Congress staff to tell it apart from its siblings. Cards like this were packed with cigarettes in the early 1910s, giving buyers a collectible portrait of a ballplayer along with their purchase. The image was made with relief and halftone processes, which allowed a mass-produced color print to carry surprising detail. The card is part of the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection and shows how early baseball fandom and tobacco advertising grew up together.
| 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 | 3,752 × 4,696 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220564 |
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