White Borders (T206) – Historic 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.)
Description
Step back in time with White Borders (T206), a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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White Borders (T206)
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The "White Borders" title on this card is a Library staff label, and it refers to the plain white frame around the painted player portrait, which sets it apart from other cards in the T206 series. The American Tobacco Company issued the set around 1909 to 1911, slipping the cards into cigarette packs as stiffeners and as an enticement to buy. Its more than 500 subjects make it one of the largest sets of early baseball cards. This example comes from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection, which preserves the tobacco-era cards that later became prized by collectors and historians of the game.
| Created / published | 1909-1911. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : relief with halftone, color. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1900-1920.Relief prints Color 1900-1920. |
| 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 | 3,726 × 4,638 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222815 |
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