Shieber: Some baseball cards and the photos upon which they were based
From SABR member Tom Shieber at Baseball Researcher on March 25, 2019:
Many baseball cards of the first half of the 20th century featured illustrations of ballplayers that were based upon actual photographs. Here are just a few.
White Border (T206) Hal Chase (Holding Trophy)
This card of Hal Chase was based upon an image shot by legendary baseball photographer Charles Conlon. The picture of the talented first baseman was captured at New York’s Hilltop Park on May 3, 1909. For more about this Chase card (pun intended) and the silver “loving cup” he is holding, refer to my blog posting of November 2009.
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Originally published: March 25, 2019. Last Updated: March 25, 2019.