1919 WS Program

[Ulidia]

Originally Posted by Leon

Do you know if it was more ornate, being the Golden Jubilee souvenir? Some of the early scorecards have fantastic lithography.

I sold my personal copy approx 6 to 7 years ago so am going on memory but, less ornate in the style of some of the turn of the century scorecards. Rather, a very substantial publication in terms of page size and number of pages. In addition, it contained many photos. A very modern look and feel.

Many of the World Series programs of the 1910s were high quality publications with exceptional visual appeal - those of the NY Giants in 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1917 were, in my opinion, especially so.

[Gary Dunaier]

The 1919 Cincinnati Reds World Series program was reprinted by Robert Opie as the first volume in a series of reprints of World Series programs. I believe only 1,000 were made but they're not super scarce and can be found on Ebay. (As of now there's one copy on the auction site, the seller is asking $27.95 as a "Buy It Now.")

Another option is to get a copy of the book Souvenir Programs of Five Great World Series, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1926, 1934, published in 1980 by Dover Books. As implied by the title, the 1919 Reds program is one of the programs included in the book (curiously, sourced from an Opie reprint rather than an original). What makes this book a must-have is that the 1926 program included in the book is the Yankees' version, which was not reprinted by Opie. It's available on Amazon for less than $10.00 and, in my opinion, is well worth it.

[Gary Dunaier]

Bumping this thread after two-and-a-half years to ask if anyone knows if the 1919 White Sox World Series program has been reprinted, or if there are any sites that have good quality scans of the entire program. Thanks!