Card, Baseball
Object number2012.81.3
Manufacturer
Ward-Mackey Company
Date1910
Mediumpaper
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
DescriptionMulticolored rectangular card of Forbes Field.Dimensions2.375 x 1.75 in. (6 x 4.4 cm)InscriptionsPrint below image: "Forbes Field: Pittsburgh National League / Base Ball Park."
Printed on reverse: "ROOT FOR / TIP TOP BREAD / AND THE PIRATES" followed by a list of "25 MOST PROMINENT MEMBERS".
Handwritten in pencil upper right of center: "35".
MarksMaker's information on bottom "WARD-MACKEY COMPANY".
Historical Notes1910 Tip Top Bread Forbes Field card, the only baseball card made of Forbes Field, a year after its construction.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
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