1890 Baseball Gets All "Dressed Up!" from Wheaties Baseball Back Panels Salesman Order Book No. 6 (F272-2) issued by General Mills
From 1890 Baseball Gets All "Dressed Up!" from Wheaties Baseball Back Panels Salesman Order Book No. 6 (from set of 8 "Historical Souvenirs") issued by General Mills (F272-2). "Wheaties" orange, blue and white colored. Printed on the back panel of Wheaties cereal boxes. Includes action images of baseball players from the years 1849-90 and text about the evolution of the baseball uniform in history..
Artwork Details
- Title: 1890 Baseball Gets All "Dressed Up!" from Wheaties Baseball Back Panels Salesman Order Book No. 6 (F272-2) issued by General Mills
- Publisher: General Mills, Inc.
- Date: 1939
- Medium: Commercial color lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 6 3/4 × 6 in. (17.2 × 15.2 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
- Object Number: Burdick 310, F272-2.25
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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