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Baseball cards have been around forever - or at least, it feels that way. But where did they come from? When did the first piece of cardboard get a tiny picture of a ballplayer printed onto it? And why does it still resonate even today? To find out, we'll look at a number of the earliest cards ever created, we’ll uncover the tragic story behind baseball’s first hero, and we’ll go all the way back to the game’s idyllic past - baseball’s Garden Of Eden - to discover the origins and the motivations behind over a century’s worth of baseball cards. #baseball #baseballcards #baseballhistory
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4XIkigpvVfxBjBmqa_yaBJuJKhDfsYBI&si=AhDEXB3dNFnEctp7
Sources:
How Baseball Happened by Thomas Gilbert: amazon.com/dp/B085XKW2RB/?bestFormat=true&k=how%20baseball%20happened&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_k0_1_21_de&crid=1Q2E4YERFKCJK&sprefix=how%20baseball%20happened
Baseball In The Garden Of Eden by John Thorn: amazon.com/Baseball-Garden-Eden-Secret-History/dp/0743294041/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11E2SP1KF6M5Z&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SxnuoiJjWiSXvhvMvjE7SLEAVjUi8ty92tE9r_UBn_A.azi4gYaV_RsXTEFTK_GnvGcAjKyL1vuSV6vfczZ6Tvc&dib_tag=se&keywords=baseball+in+the+garden+of+eden+the+secret+history+of+the+early+game&qid=1761701376&sprefix=baseball+in+the+garden%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1
Game Faces: Early Baseball Cards: amazon.com/Game-Faces-Baseball-Library-Congress/dp/158834634X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3T3JQ8H98D8CM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9lPZnuyeoYvpwVpdWHRSy8Aw54xMRr4TvMdOf0nhijjTGyiOO8IFnbTF_oztHS1G-cgjGf9il2rgi-OAkBUawgKxtVUcsNQblR8Er-t7VrHxoxmg1lzg7LaIPThbtXf8tZiC2YJxV2Pgf1Co3lEgsMLiVn2NjCOzgCr13p9NzDEEfhbsdC1qq39zvP7xakrarl8XLoG5YaZyLxULOQG_U7nPsXQEXfvTt6SbvN8kSVbi403q7w7qoq0cpNh2NqxYWLb5xqIhF_nIO5vjrxr8Gpc0jpfOokhnP7tKz8QAsKQ.DgMa5YoB-uAAdZSHyzBcIonjpvgujDFBg5nKS2N26A4&dib_tag=se&keywords=game+faces+baseball+cards&qid=1761701587&sprefix=game+faces+baseball+cards%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1
MLB Article by Michael Clair: mlb.com/news/first-baseball-card-magnolia-invitation-peck-and-snyder
Email: bowman53channel@gmail.com
IG: instagram.com/bowman53_alex
X: twitter.com/1953BowmanColor
Baseball cards have been around forever - or at least, it feels that way. But where did they come from? When did the first piece of cardboard get a tiny picture of a ballplayer printed onto it? And why does it still resonate even today? To find out, we'll look at a number of the earliest cards ever created, we’ll uncover the tragic story behind baseball’s first hero, and we’ll go all the way back to the game’s idyllic past - baseball’s Garden Of Eden - to discover the origins and the motivations behind over a century’s worth of baseball cards. #baseball #baseballcards #baseballhistory
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4XIkigpvVfxBjBmqa_yaBJuJKhDfsYBI&si=AhDEXB3dNFnEctp7
Sources:
How Baseball Happened by Thomas Gilbert: amazon.com/dp/B085XKW2RB/?bestFormat=true&k=how%20baseball%20happened&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_k0_1_21_de&crid=1Q2E4YERFKCJK&sprefix=how%20baseball%20happened
Baseball In The Garden Of Eden by John Thorn: amazon.com/Baseball-Garden-Eden-Secret-History/dp/0743294041/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11E2SP1KF6M5Z&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SxnuoiJjWiSXvhvMvjE7SLEAVjUi8ty92tE9r_UBn_A.azi4gYaV_RsXTEFTK_GnvGcAjKyL1vuSV6vfczZ6Tvc&dib_tag=se&keywords=baseball+in+the+garden+of+eden+the+secret+history+of+the+early+game&qid=1761701376&sprefix=baseball+in+the+garden%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1
Game Faces: Early Baseball Cards: amazon.com/Game-Faces-Baseball-Library-Congress/dp/158834634X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3T3JQ8H98D8CM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9lPZnuyeoYvpwVpdWHRSy8Aw54xMRr4TvMdOf0nhijjTGyiOO8IFnbTF_oztHS1G-cgjGf9il2rgi-OAkBUawgKxtVUcsNQblR8Er-t7VrHxoxmg1lzg7LaIPThbtXf8tZiC2YJxV2Pgf1Co3lEgsMLiVn2NjCOzgCr13p9NzDEEfhbsdC1qq39zvP7xakrarl8XLoG5YaZyLxULOQG_U7nPsXQEXfvTt6SbvN8kSVbi403q7w7qoq0cpNh2NqxYWLb5xqIhF_nIO5vjrxr8Gpc0jpfOokhnP7tKz8QAsKQ.DgMa5YoB-uAAdZSHyzBcIonjpvgujDFBg5nKS2N26A4&dib_tag=se&keywords=game+faces+baseball+cards&qid=1761701587&sprefix=game+faces+baseball+cards%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1
MLB Article by Michael Clair: mlb.com/news/first-baseball-card-magnolia-invitation-peck-and-snyder
