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Legends of the dead-ball era, 1909-1913
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Childhood baseball card collection dating from 1909 to 1913 of Richard B. Russell, Jr.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1909/1913
Subject
American Tobacco Company
Baseball cards--Collectors and collecting--Georgia
Baseball cards--United States--History
Legislators--Georgia
Legislators--United States
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971--Archives
Location
United States, 39.76, -98.5
Medium
baseball cards
cigarette cards
Type
Still Image
Description
The collection contains the childhood baseball card collection of Richard B. Russell, Jr. There are approximately 1100 tobacco cards dating from the period 1911-1913, and most are in very good condition. These cards were produced by the American Tobacco Company during the height of the so-called dead ball era. The majority of the cards come from the T-206 "White Border" set, the largest tobacco card set of the early 20th century and the one containing some of the most prized cards in the collecting world.
Language
eng
Original Collection
Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup D: Winder Papers, 1840-1978, bulk 1932-1971.
Holding Institution
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Additional Resources
- About
- Acknowledgements
- Frequently Asked Questions
- A Boy's Life
- The Charm Of Making
- It Ain't Cheatin' If You Don't Get Caught
- Baseball in Georgia
- From the Quad to the Diamond
- Baseball & Politics
- The American Game: Baseball & Popular Culture
- Forgotten Heroes of the Dead-Ball Era
- The Fix Is In
- The First Shall Be The Last
- The Paragon & the Peach
- Boneheads, Goats & Flops
- Cigarettes, Bubblegum & Greenbacks: An Afterward
- Bibliography
- Suggested Readings
- Copyright and Other Restrictions