code Related

[Edw. B. Barger/William Bergen, Brooklyn Superbas, baseball card portrait]

[Edw. B. Barger/William Bergen, Brooklyn Superbas, baseball card portrait]

[Edw. B. Barger/William Bergen, Brooklyn Superbas, baseball card portrait]

[C. N. Rucker/William Bergen, Brooklyn Superbas, baseball card portrait]

[C. N. Rucker/William Bergen, Brooklyn Superbas, baseball card portrait]

[Zack D. Wheat/William Bergen, Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball card portrait]

[Bill Bergen, Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball card portrait]

[Irvin K. Wilhelm, Brooklyn Superbas, baseball card portrait]

[Zack D. Wheat/William Bergen, Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball card portrait]

[Edw. B. Barger/William Bergen, Brooklyn Superbas, baseball card portrait]

description

Summary

Baseball card title devised by Library staff.

Issued by: American Tobacco Company.

Center photo caption: "A great batsman."

Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Over 100 years, images of athletes went from tobacco companies' marketing materials to overhyped investments favored by nostalgic colelctors.

label_outline

Tags

barger cy team member brooklyn superbas brooklyn national league pitcher bergen bill team member catcher baseball cards relief prints color edw barger william bergen superbas baseball card portrait baseball game players sports edward lot 13163 baseball cards 1887 1914 american tobacco company photo print baseball card portrait william bergen ultra high resolution high resolution new york baseball players athletes library of congress vintage ads
date_range

Date

01/01/1912
person

Contributors

American Tobacco Company, sponsor
collections

in collections

Vintage Baseball Cards

Library of Congress features tens-of-thousands of oldest vintage baseball cards.
create

Source

Library of Congress
link

Link

http://www.loc.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on publication.

label_outline Explore Barger Cy Team Member, William Bergen, Bergen Bill Team Member

[Bugs Raymond, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

[Fred F. Mitchell, manager, Chicago NL (baseball)]

The Rickwood Classic baseball game is played once a year at Rickwood Ballpark located in Birmingham, Alabama

[William Bailey, St. Louis Browns, baseball card portrait]

Babe Ruth - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Wilbur Good, Boston Rustlers, baseball card portrait]

[Tony Hellman, Sioux City Team, baseball card portrait]

[Dude Esterbrook, Indianapolis Hoosiers, baseball card portrait]

[Eddie Ainsmith, Washington AL (baseball)]

[Roger Bresnahan, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait]

[Mike Mattimore, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

Tyler, Bklyn - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Topics

barger cy team member brooklyn superbas brooklyn national league pitcher bergen bill team member catcher baseball cards relief prints color edw barger william bergen superbas baseball card portrait baseball game players sports edward lot 13163 baseball cards 1887 1914 american tobacco company photo print baseball card portrait william bergen ultra high resolution high resolution new york baseball players athletes library of congress vintage ads