As for must be earlier one's must exist..The First Pro team Was this Red Stocking Team that originated in Cincinnati. Any program from their Tour/Seasons of 1869 and 1870 would have been a Pro team vs a non Pro team (Still quite AWESOME items). First Pro league was the National Association formed in 1871. First Pro game is in Rockford May 1871. Some Time after I acquired this program from Al Rosen My Dad and I visited the HOF and spoke with folks from Library and they did not at that time have a program earlier than this one. Me being wrong means more of Basseball earliest history exists and that a really good thing. So Yes I have seen earlier Baseball programs 1850's is earliest. And It is my hope someone has and shares an earlier Professional Program in this thread. Later in the year Boston programs had player pictures on the cover a group of these showed up on Antique Roadshow (again F-ing awesome stuff). JMHO
Jonathan
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