Introducing ATC 150 Subjects

Matt · #1 06-04-2009, 07:17 AM

I thought this was fascinating. From the July 10th 1909 Sporting Life:

4815162342 · #2 06-04-2009, 07:26 AM

I'm floored. Where did you find this?

baseballart · #3 06-04-2009, 07:32 AM

The sporting life can be found on-line at http://search.la84foundation.org/sea...om=%3CHOME/%3E

4815162342 · #4 06-04-2009, 07:35 AM

Thank you Max!

4815162342 · #5 06-04-2009, 07:40 AM

Here's one with Wagner.

Whoops, beat me to it.

Mrc32 · #6 06-04-2009, 07:54 AM

Interesting that they have the name placement on some of them on the top of the cards.

Anyone see any ads for t205s?

Matt · #7 06-04-2009, 07:39 AM

It is from the online archive Max linked above. Until recently, they didn't have 1909 archived, but now they have 1904 through 1914 and there is a ton of great stuff in there; really worth your time to look through a few issues. As best I can tell, the first add posted above ran 7/3 through 7/24 1909. Then it was followed by this one which ran 8/21 through 9/18. After these Sporting Life stopped advertising the T206 set, probably because they were working on their own to be released in 1910.
Notice who's tucked in on the left

iggyman · #8 06-04-2009, 02:43 PM

Fantastic reading. Thanks for the link, Matt!

I found this article about Honus, not that this is any news, but check-out this Wagner quote on the last page of the article....

"Tobacco may shorten a man's life and interfere with his baseball career but I guess it hasn't shortened mine a great deal. I have noticed that where a player starts to quit hitting, it will shorten his career a good deal quicker than tobacco..."

http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports...16/bbm176j.pdf

Lovely Day...

martyogelvie · #9 06-04-2009, 05:25 PM

Fantastic, thanks for the share. I have looked at the sporting life archives before but never saw this ad before! wow!!