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[Baseball player at bat, in front of catcher and umpire] – Vintage Wall Art

[Baseball player at bat, in front of catcher and umpire], Detroit, Mich. : Calvert Litho. Co., c1895. — antique lithograph
[Baseball player at bat, in front of catcher and umpire], Detroit, Mich. : Calvert Litho. Co., c1895.. Antique lithograph from the Baseball collection.

(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 antique lithograph captures [Baseball player at bat, in front of catcher and umpire] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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A batter at the plate, with the catcher and umpire crouched behind him, makes up this color lithograph, a view of the game as it was played in the 1890s. The Calvert Litho. Co. of Detroit printed it, and its copyright entry is dated May 11, 1895, under the number 283. Chromolithographs like this were produced in quantity for advertising and collectors, and sporting scenes sold well as professional baseball grew in popularity. The Library of Congress staff devised the title, so the wording describes the scene rather than repeating a caption from the original print.

Created / publishedDetroit, Mich. : Calvert Litho. Co., c1895.
Medium1 print : chromolithograph.
GenreChromolithographs Color 1890-1900.
Notes24192 U.S. Copyright Office. Title devised by Library staff. No. 283. Copyright May 11,1895 by The Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich.
SubjectsBaseball players--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan662 × 1,536 px · prints to 2 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164001

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