I came across this piece when I was working on a book about the 1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords. As a graphic designer and prop maker for movies I'm almost positive that it is not a fantasy piece because the typefaces used are not readily available for the computer and most fakers won't go through the trouble of trying to use period-accurate type. I have no clue if the framed one at the beginning of this thread is real or a reprint, but I firmly believe an original exists. I would guess that they were mailed out by the Pittsburgh Crawfords ahead of scheduled games to be posted or sent to newspapers before the team came to town. I found a few reprints of this poster for sale so those do exist.
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