Gold Borders (T205) – Vintage 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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This historic print of Gold Borders (T205) brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Gold Borders (T205)
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Set apart by its gold border, this card belongs to the T205 series, a tobacco issue that takes its popular name from that frame. The American Tobacco Company issued it in 1911 and packed it with cigarettes, a common practice that made the small cardboard pieces both advertising and something to collect. Library staff devised the title, and the card now belongs to the baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division. It is worth noticing how the photomechanical process turned a portrait into a cheap, mass-produced card that was meant to be kept.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1910-1920.Photomechanical prints 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 | 3,782 × 4,654 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222816 |
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