Brown Backgrounds (T207) – 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 Brown Backgrounds (T207) brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Brown Backgrounds (T207)
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The brown wash behind the figure gives this card its name, "Brown Backgrounds," a title the Library's staff devised to distinguish it from other cards in the T207 series. The American Tobacco Company issued these cards in the 1910s, when they were packed with cigarettes and other tobacco products to encourage repeat purchases. Collectors later prized the sets for their photographic portraits of players and for the lithographic colors, which were applied in the printing process. The card belongs to the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection of baseball cards, held in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division.
| 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 | 3,816 × 4,711 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220535 |
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