Deadball Postcard Bonanza Share Thread!

[Vintagedeputy]

Here’s mine!

[dbussell12]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Here’s mine!

gotta love that early NYG content; a really well chosen 1919 piece there. nice!

[T206Jim]

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[dbussell12]

Originally Posted by T206Jim

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Learn the story here:

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nice, jim! there's something really powerful about these early postcards isnt there. they bridge the gap between the early type 1s which were often entirely confined to news rooms and private organizations + the democratic medium of the baseball card itself which i would say was still in its nascency up until 1908-1909. they provided a unique method of revealing moments like this, behind the scenes photographic moments and glimpses into the game which could be personally owned; shared; sent through the mail.

its a powerful type of object that straddles and transcends a lot of lines in terms of media and history. the transcription of the original lawrence seating for the cubs 1906 postcard is a great example of a scripted moment transposition, whereas the piece you just shared, perhaps presumptuous of me but said based on the way the figures are seated and oriented and how the photo is composed - gives that unscripted look into history.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by dbussell12

gotta love that early NYG content; a really well chosen 1919 piece there. nice!

Thanks! I love the early stuff. Boxing has some great early postcards as well.

[dbussell12]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Thanks! I love the early stuff. Boxing has some great early postcards as well.

ah!! very interesting. you classify the exhibits as a postcard! i like that. they are really interesting outliers historically; the card quality to me puts them perfectly in line with card that is postcard, postcard that is card territory.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by dbussell12

ah!! very interesting. you classify the exhibits as a postcard! i like that. they are really interesting outliers historically; the card quality to me puts them perfectly in like with card that is postcard, postcard that is card territory.

I usually don’t classify exhibits as postcards, but the Jeffries has a postcard back so….

[dbussell12]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

I usually don’t classify exhibits as postcards, but the Jeffries has a postcard back so….

wow that bio on the back as well. really multipurpose. i was aware that some of the exhibits had postcard backs as well; have seen a few examples. really strange phenomenon they are.