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Originally Posted by patricka
1871 double-sided Chicago scorecard for September 18th game against the Athletics (Chicago side of scorecard shown). 3 weeks after this game was played much of the City went up in flames. Unlike the team's ballpark and even their uniforms, this items survived the fire.]
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Very cool advertisements on the scorecard, especially the Ladies oyster and ice cream parlors. 'Googling' these parlors and the evolution of 19th century eateries provides an interesting history.