Subtle differences in the T206 set's 15 repeated designs

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Posted By: barrysloate

It seems likely that the American Lithograph Company employed dozens of artists. It is quite possible that several other renditions of Matty pitching were drawn but were rejected, and the two best ones made it into the set.

Of the 15 examples Ted cites, several such as Kleinow, G. Brown, Lundgren, and Smith among others were done by the same artist and the pictures were just recropped. In the case of Chance, Matty, and others, it is likely different artists drew the poses but used the same photograph as a model.