White Borders (T206) – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of White Borders (T206). Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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White Borders (T206)
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The white card border is what sets this piece apart and gives the T206 series its nickname, distinguishing it from the colored-border tobacco sets issued alongside it. American Tobacco Company tucked these small cards into cigarette packs between 1909 and 1911, when tobacco firms used baseball pictures to attract buyers and encourage collecting. The series runs to more than 500 cards and covers players from both the major and minor leagues, making it a key record of the game's early twentieth-century stars. The color portrait printed over a halftone image shows the printing methods of the day.
| 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 | 3,797 × 4,701 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220483 |
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