Dan McGeehan, Wilson, from the Contentnea series (T209, Set 2) for the American Tobacco Company to promote Contentnea Cigarettes

Publisher Issued by American Tobacco Company
1910
Not on view
Trade cards from the "Contentnea" series (T207), issued in 1910 to promote Contentnea Cigarettes distributed by the American Tobacco Company. The series was released in two sets. Set 1 consists of 16 cards depicting commercial color lithographs of baseball players. The second set maintains 222 cards with photolithograph images of baseball players. Both sets portray baseball players from the Virginia League, Carolina Association, and Eastern Carolina Leagues.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dan McGeehan, Wilson, from the Contentnea series (T209, Set 2) for the American Tobacco Company to promote Contentnea Cigarettes
  • Publisher: Issued by American Tobacco Company
  • Date: 1910
  • Medium: Photolithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 9/16 in. (6.6 × 4 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: 63.350.246.209.63
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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