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Baseball Cards, 1887-1914, presents a Library of Congress
treasure -- 2,100 early baseball cards from the earliest period
of America's favorite pastime. The cards show such legendary figures
as Ty Cobb stealing third base for Detroit, Tris Speaker batting
for Boston, and pitcher Cy Young posing formally in his Cleveland
uniform. Other notable players include Connie Mack, Walter Johnson,
King Kelly, and Christy Mathewson.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
"Tinker to
Evers to Chance!"
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
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These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
Jackie
Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Taking
the Long View, 1851-1991
Touring
Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
Recommended additional sources of information.
About
the Collection
Baseball
Card Bibliography
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About It! - A bibliography
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
Search
for baseball cards using the keyword search. Or, browse the Player
Index, Team
Index, League
Index, City
Index or a chronological list of Card
Sets. For help with search words, go to the Synonym
List.
For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
No special viewers are needed to see the baseball cards in this
collection. To view high-resolution archival images of the cards
requires a special viewer. For help with viewers, go to American
Memory Viewer Information.
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