Card, Baseball
Card, Baseball
Card, Baseball

Card, Baseball

Object number2009.1.1
Date1910-1911
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
Description1910-1911 M116 Sporting Life Honus Wagner Pittsburgh Pirates baseball trading card.Dimensions2.625 x 1.5 in. (6.7 x 3.8 cm)
InscriptionsBottom of card reads: "Honus Wagner Pitts. Nationals".
Back reads "When you think of Base Ball think of Sporting Life. For 27 years, the recognized authority on all base ball matters. To-day it is larger, brighter, and better than ever..."
Historical NotesBoston photographer Carl Horner took shot of Wagner in 1904 as part of a commemoration of the first World Series in 1903, the image appears on several later, non-tobacco cards. The pastel background version of this card is the most standard version. Johannes Peter Wagner went by several names, he was most commonly known as Honus but throughout his life was known as Jack, John, and Hans, as printed at the bottom of this card.
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