Early 1900s generic baseball postcards
 

There are some great and inexpensive ways to enjoy the hobby. This is one of them, though "inexpensive" is a relative term. One reason the early 1900s generic postcards are fun to look at is because of their diversity. Here are a few....

http://luckeycards.com/ppcunc1910shinsdalegroup3x.jpg

Leon...I agree. Talk about diversity, I've had this card for a couple of years and still unsure if the player seated to the far left is a woman.

After picking up a 1907 Detroit Tigers post card a few weeks back I have been steadily on the lookout for these "generic" PC's. I love them!

Not only are the pictures very neat, I love the correspondence as well.

Oh life was so simple back then :)

I think life was probably simple back then but probably quite a bit tougher, I mean with no smart phones and all. I wonder what the kids even did. OH the humanity..

http://luckeycards.com/ppcunc1010sbaseballfields3xa.jpg

Leon- Is that Hinsdale the one in Massachusetts? If it is I'm amazed they even made a postcard. Hinsdale was and still is a small town even in an area of small towns. Population is only around 2000.

I used to live in the town next to it.

Steve B

POSTCARDS!!! My favorite subject! I don't really consider the postcards already posted in this thread as "Generic" though.

<a href="http://s22.beta.photobucket.com/user/nudan92/media/Nebraska%20Baseball%20Memorabila/marquette1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/Nebraska%20Baseball%20Memorabila/marquette1.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo marquette1.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s22.beta.photobucket.com/user/nudan92/media/Nebraska%20Baseball%20Memorabila/blairrppc.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/Nebraska%20Baseball%20Memorabila/blairrppc.jpg" border="0" alt="Blair, Nebraska c1910 photo blairrppc.jpg"/></a>

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<a href="http://s22.beta.photobucket.com/user/nudan92/media/1878-1946%20Lincoln%20Baseball/lincoln1910-1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/1878-1946%20Lincoln%20Baseball/lincoln1910-1.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo lincoln1910-1.jpg"/></a>

2000 population is a metropolis...I once had a postcard from Ballagh, Nebraska...a town that doesn't even exist anymore.


<a href="http://s22.beta.photobucket.com/user/nudan92/media/Nebraska%20Town%20Team%20Photos%20and%20Postcards/pcballagh.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/Nebraska%20Town%20Team%20Photos%20and%20Postcards/pcballagh.jpg" border="0" alt="Ballagh photo pcballagh.jpg"/></a>

I picked up a couple this week. This is one and one other, soon to be in the Februrary pick-ups thread.
http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps2a092264.jpg

No positive Steve. The back has a very long message but the cancellation can't be read. It is addressed going to California...

I just love these types of postcards and wish I had some to share. :(

Not a postcard, but I just had to buy this photo at the flea market for a few bucks as it says so much (to me, anyway). From the chalk scoreboard, it looks like the score's all knotted at 3-3 going into the bottom of the 3rd. :)

What a wonderful picture!

Steve B

They had everything but the bat. Great photo!

That is a great photo/scene. Looks like he wanted to imitate Cobb or the Babe, but didn't understand the grip of the bat as a natural right-handed hitter.

Definitely an innovator. What a photo!

Those postcards are great, thanks for sharing them

Here's a couple.

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all of these are awesome. thanks for sharing!

PC
 

Asbury Park C.1910

I love seeing the games in progress! Here's a couple more.

I spent a couple of hours looking at ones on ebay and bought my first 3. It was a great deal of fun. Thanks for posting.