Iconic PreWar cards I love to HATE

[boneheadandrube]

I'm so used to seeing images from certain pre-war cards that it takes friends of mine outside of the hobby to point out how aesthetically displeasing or goofy they look.
I had a T3 Mathewson I was proud of that was seen as being effeminate by some people who saw it for the first time. They pointed out that Matty looked to be consciously posing for the camera, "Vogueing" with his hair pulled down from the front of his hat in an effort to "look pretty". I think of this now every time I see one or even the t206 poses with his hat pulled back. "Hey Matty, its picture day. Go get yourself pretty for the camera, people are gonna see this."

GB

[atx840]

Originally Posted by boneheadandrube

They pointed out that Matty looked to be consciously posing for the camera, "Vogueing" with his hair pulled down from the front of his hat in an effort to "look pretty".

[boneheadandrube]

That matty was sure a dandy...

[Bicem]

All cartoony cards that don't look like the player. Too many to list.

[DixieBaseball]

I agree with you on #1 & #3, but I like the fact that the Delong Lou is different from most cards as well as the 38 Joe D, and I really like the US Caramel Ruth as it is a nice face image and to me looks way nicer than Goudey Ruths, and more scarce.