Uncut Baseball cards (W553)

1929

Not on view

Five intact cards from Baseball card series (W553). Distributed by "Marble Gum", Philadelphia. Several color tints including blue, pink, and black and white. Full-length action-posed player. Facsimile signature, team and league printed within image. Photo is bordered by simulated ornate "frame". 10 baseball cards. New research shows non-sports (silent movie stars) also included in series. Each card measures approximately: 2 3/4 x 1 3/4". Back is blank.Strip contains (from top to bottom): Robert Grove, Philadelphia, American League; Burleigh Grimes, Pittsburgh, National League; Rogers Hornsby, Chicago, National League; Lou Gehrig, New York, American League; Babe Ruth, New York, American League.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Uncut Baseball cards (W553)
Date: 1929
Medium: Commercial photolithograph tinted blue
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (34.7 × 4.4 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: 63.350.536.553.81
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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