1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords Broadside/Poster

[bcbgcbrcb]

Thanks for the input, Ryan. I learned my lesson the hard way and don't do that anymore, too little too late, I'm afraid but..........

[Jaybird]

Interesting piece. Has the layout of a back page newspaper ad but not the color. Did the description mention the paper stock?

[bcbgcbrcb]

Poster is the way that the paper stock is described, not cardboard.

[Brian Van Horn]

I can't say whether or not it is original or a fantasy piece, but the first thing I think of when I see this is the Pittsburgh Courier. I do not see a fold in the piece and I have to wonder its origin.

[jerseygary]

I came across this piece when I was working on a book about the 1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords. As a graphic designer and prop maker for movies I'm almost positive that it is not a fantasy piece because the typefaces used are not readily available for the computer and most fakers won't go through the trouble of trying to use period-accurate type. I have no clue if the framed one at the beginning of this thread is real or a reprint, but I firmly believe an original exists. I would guess that they were mailed out by the Pittsburgh Crawfords ahead of scheduled games to be posted or sent to newspapers before the team came to town. I found a few reprints of this poster for sale so those do exist.