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Posted By: RobertS

These cards are said to have been issued by the Crose Photo Company. Reference to this can be found in JL Mashburn's Sports Postcard Price Guide (published by
Colonial House).

Some Internet searching indicates the Crose Photo
Company identified themselves around 1909 or so, in a Library of Congress filing, as being based in Gary, Indiana.

References to-date (and related postmarks) have always indicated 1908 or 1909 as year of issuance. However, I recently read an interesting email from someone doing research on the cards who thinks they might have been issued earlier in 1906.

According to the email I read, some of the players who he been found on the cards (White Sox) were traded at the end of the 1906 season and were no longer playing for the White Sox in '08.

I hope this helps...