Series of Champions (T227) – Antique Wall Art
(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: Series of Champions (T227), preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Series of Champions (T227)
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This card was issued by the makers of Honest Long Cut and Miners Extra, two chewing tobacco brands, and the title "Series of Champions" was supplied by Library staff rather than printed on the card. Tobacco companies of the 1910s slipped cards like this into their packages, partly as stiffeners and partly to encourage buyers to collect full sets. The "T227" designation is a catalog code that collectors and researchers use for this 1912 issue. The color relief printing combined with a halftone screen let the printer reproduce a player's photograph with tonal detail, a technique that made these small cards far more lifelike than earlier hand-drawn illustrations.
| 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: Honest Long Cut and Miners Extra brands. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,826 × 4,696 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220520 |
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