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It's a Great Game! Eddie Casey, from the "Baseball and Football" set (R311), issued by the National Chicle Company to promote Diamond Stars Gum

1936
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Trade card premiums from the "National Chicle Premiums" series (R311), also called the "Baseball and Football" and "Diamond Stars" series. The set was issued by the National Chicle Company in 1936 to promote Diamond Stars Gum. The set was published on two different types of paper, "glossy" and "leather" (matte) finish. The glossy subset contains 28 cards and the matte set only 15.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: It's a Great Game! Eddie Casey, from the "Baseball and Football" set (R311), issued by the National Chicle Company to promote Diamond Stars Gum
  • Publisher: Issued by National Chicle Gum Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Date: 1936
  • Medium: Albumen print (glossy finish)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 in. × 6 in. (20.5 × 15.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Photographs, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 324, R311.41
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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