It might change from day to day, but today here's my favorite. (I've shown this one before, so forgive me if it's familiar.) In 1909 the University of Wisconsin toured Japan to play against a bunch of college teams (professional baseball didn't exist there yet). The photo on this postcard was taken during the first game of the tour. It was mailed part way through the tour by one of the American players, telling one of his friends back home about what he's been up to and asking him to take notes in class for him because he's going to miss the beginning of the semester.
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