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1859-1891 Harper's Weekly Woodcuts

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Year(s) Published: 1859-90
Hobby Designation: --
Set Name: Harper's Woodcuts
Card Size (inches): varies
Number of Cards in Set: 40+
Est. Value (common; VG): $40
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Set Summary

Woodcuts published in popular weekly news tabloid
Source of some of the earliest images of baseball players
Size varies from about 4 x 6 inches to about 7 x 20 inches
More than 40 baseball images known from 1859 to 1891
Associated articles describe events related to woodcuts

References:
1) Lyman Hardeman, "1859 Showdown at Hoboken (as reported in Harper's Weekly)," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #7 (Spring 2006, p. 32-33)

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(shown at approximately 40% of actual size)
Year(s) Published: 1859-90 Hobby Designation: -- Set Name: Harper's Woodcuts Card Size (inches): varies Number of Cards in Set: 40+ Est. Value (common; VG): $40	Harper's on eBay Google Search
Set Summary Woodcuts published in popular weekly news tabloid Source of some of the earliest images of baseball players Size varies from about 4 x 6 inches to about 7 x 20 inches More than 40 baseball images known from 1859 to 1891 Associated articles describe events related to woodcuts References: 1) Lyman Hardeman, "1859 Showdown at Hoboken (as reported in Harper's Weekly)," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #7 (Spring 2006, p. 32-33)


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