Brown Backgrounds (T207) – Vintage 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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Brown Backgrounds (T207) comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Brown Backgrounds (T207)
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Most of the cards in this group show a ballplayer against a plain background, but this one is distinguished by its brown backdrop, which gave the T207 series its nickname. The American Tobacco Company printed the cards in color and tucked them into cigarette packs, a common marketing tactic of the period that encouraged buyers to collect whole sets. The card is dated 1912, and the Library of Congress catalogers gave it the "Brown Backgrounds" title because the series is known by that look. Its surviving examples now show how early twentieth-century advertising and sports fandom shaped each other.
| 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 | 3,792 × 4,716 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220482 |
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