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Originally Posted by SD
Couldn't figure out how to attach images to the previous post. Neither of these cards are mine. Just pulled images for reference.
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The Harry Davis I posted is from the 33 card E91A set. The E91B set of 33 repeats all 33 of the artwork on the front, 15 with repeated player designations, and 18 with new player designations. E91C is also a 33 card set, but all player designations are new. Harry Davis happens to be one of the 15 E91B subjects that have the same player designations as seen in the E91A set.
The Donahue card is from the E91C set, utilizing the artwork seen on the E91A and E91B Davis cards, and thus is not an accurate representation of Donohue.
Based upon my research into the set, almost all of the 33 cards of the E91A set have facial artwork based upon photos of the player. Thus with the 15 repeats in the E91B set (Daniel Murphy was repeated in the E91B set, but the manufacturers mysteriously decided to use different artwork for his E91B card, which I had overlooked until Ben recently pointed out this departure from the pattern), basically 48 of the 99 cards in the 3 E91 sets depict the facial characteristics of the designated player.
Here is that one exception of Daniel Murphy, 2B, shown with his E91A card and M116 and E254 cards, and his E91B card, which identifies him as Dan Murphy, RF, and then the E91B card of Eddie Collins with 2B designation, and finally the E91A of Ralph Seybold, RF. Murphy switched from being a 2B to RF roughly between the timeframe of the issuance of the E91A and E91B sets, probably due to the rise of Eddie Collins at the 2B position. Thus the E91 makers mysteriously decided to utilize the E91A Murphy artwork for Eddie Collins, due to the 2B position designation, and just changed the player's name to Eddie.
Ralph Seybold, RF, from the E91A set was dropped in the E91B set, with Dan Murphy RF designation taking over his artwork.
Brian (I think I almost confused myself with all these words)