Let's see some postcards

[Bicem]

Cool US Souvenir postcard with the names written in like that, I like the note about how Matty is missing.

[seattlerainiers]

Thought I'd resuscitate this great thread with some RPPCs from north of the border, the 1908 and 1909 Northwestern League Vancouver Beavers. Included here are team composites, along with individual cards of Northwest/west coast legend Lou Nordyke, and soon-to-be Pittsburgh Pirate Ham Hyatt with his nine bats. Love this card!

Note that the individual RPPCs are the same images used in the team cards (Hyatt, bottom left in 1908 team card, and Nordyke 2nd from right, middle row in the 1908 card, and third from left, middle row in the 1909 team card).

The 1909 Card is also noteworthy due to the presence of Dick Brookins. Many of you know of Jimmy Claxton, perhaps not of Brookins.

Here's a post from Jay Dell-Mah's excellent site which tells his story:

http://www.attheplate.com/wcbl/profi...kins_dick.html

Enjoy.

[joeadcock]

Seattlerainiers

Nice stuff

[bbpostcards]

Smoky Joe Wood earned a 34-5 record with a 1.91 era in 1912, the year Underwood & Underwood published this rare postcard. Even more remarkable is that he began 1912 with a 3-2 record, after which he went 31-3. For early baseball postcards and more, visit http://www.sportingoregon.com/ (always buying!)

[BradH]

I picked up a nice selection of sports postcards while visiting relatives in Indiana last week. Most of the cards were from the 1940s/50s – baseball ballparks, college football stadiums and some baseball spring training scenes.

One that caught my eye for its military appeal was this 1920 RPPC of what appears to be crewmen from the USS Oklahoma. It has three things that are cool to me – the military, baseball and a dog! I actually noticed the sailors and the “Oklahoma” flag before I saw the baseball players and the dog.

I knew that the Oklahoma was sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941, but in my research I found that she had escorted President Wilson back-and-forth to France in 1918-19, then spent most of 1920 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (maybe where this photo was taken?). She sailed around South America and joined the Pacific Fleet in 1921, 20 years before she was hit in Hawaii.

My grandfather was in the Pacific for WWII and said that baseball games and small tournaments among the troops were common, but this photo looks as if it was from an event that was maybe a little bit more “official?”

Anyway, just wanted to share one of the more interesting items I’ve picked up in recent months.

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by seattlerainiers

Thought I'd resuscitate this great thread with some RPPCs from north of the border, the 1908 and 1909 Northwestern League Vancouver Beavers.

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Enjoy.

Seattlerainiers, is that the best you've got?

[jb217676]

Big thanks to Jeff P. for these!

• 1907 Freeport Pretzels Real Photo Postcard of Frank Devlin
• 1931 PV Reyes Real Photo Postcard of Hack Wilson
• 1931 PV Reyes Real Photo Postcard of the home of Mrs. William Wrigley Jr. on Santa Catalina Island

[aelefson]

I think I want just about every postcard shown in this thread! Below is a postcard from a Trenton NJ photographer. Maybe it is a Trenton Tigers player? Even if it is just a local high school student I really like the image.

Alan

As always, great stuff seattlerainiers. Great image of "Big Chief" Dick Brookins. My apologies, not strictly baseball, but a strange 1907 leather postcard of my alma mater. Washington State Normal School of Ellensburg (WSNS), now known as Central Washington University. The banner is made of some type of heavy felt, or denim that was once dyed red, but it is seamlessly attached to the leather postcard. I have no idea how this was done.

[pencil1974]

Shonen Ruth and single signed Ruth postcard. I'll add my other Ruth postcard too with these two to make it a trifecta. Was going to sell the last one but talked the wife out of making me doing it with a few "boy I don't think I'll ever get another one of those again" lines. Thank god that worked. lol.