Meyers, Lexington, Blue Grass League, from the Baseball Players (Red Borders) series (T210) issued by Old Mill Cigarettes

Publisher Issued by Old Mill Cigarettes, Virginia American
1910
Not on view
Baseball trade cards, known by collectors as "Old Mill" or "Red Borders", from the "Baseball Players" series (T210), issued in 1910 by Old Mill Cigarettes. The set is broken into 8 distinct subsets, each set representing one minor league association: Series 1, Atlantic League; Series 2, Virginia League; Series 3, Texas League, Series 4, Virginia Valley League; Series 5, Carolina Association; Series 6, Blue Grass League; Series 7, East Carolina League; and Series 8, Southern Association. This card is from Series 6.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Meyers, Lexington, Blue Grass League, from the Baseball Players (Red Borders) series (T210) issued by Old Mill Cigarettes
  • Publisher: Issued by Old Mill Cigarettes, Virginia
  • Date: 1910
  • Medium: Photolithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (6.7 × 3.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: 63.350.246.210.69
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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