Least appealing T206 card and why ? Now keeping tallies !! Shannon is in the lead!!

[Sean]

Put my vote down for Purtell.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I vote for Honus Wagner since I will never own one!

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by Sean

Put my vote down for Purtell.

Another Purtell

and + 1 for Honus haha.

[slipk1068]

I don't hate any of them, but Spike Shannon isn't a pretty looking card. I vote for Spike.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by slipk1068

I don't hate any of them, but Spike Shannon isn't a pretty looking card. I vote for Spike.

Perhaps I'll rephrase to least appealing lol.

[Joshchisox08]

Purtell and Shannon are tied at 5 !

[sago]

I honestly think the WaJo portrait does not look like him.

[Rich Klein]

Was the patron saint of the Sabr Deadball committee and we almost burned a T206 card of his as a sacrifice to ensure a successful committe.

We all thought he was the most hard scrabbled portrait in T206

Riich

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by sago

I honestly think the WaJo portrait does not look like him.

I have to strongly disagree. How can a photograph of somebody not look like them? Regardless of whether or not it looks like him, is the card unappealing? That's the question being asked. I think the Johnson T206 portrait is one of the most beautiful cards ever made.

This card was released in 1909. Johnson started his career in 1907. When this card was in circulation in tobacco packs, Johnson was 20 years old, with a 19-23 career record. He wasn't even a star yet, and had 398 of his wins ahead of him yet.

The vast majority of pictures I've seen of the Big Train represent him later in his career. Well, this card portrays Johnson when he was still a kid, really. He's not going to look like a grizzled veteran at twenty years old.

Here's a tobacco ad of Johnson circa 1915. It is much closer in resemblance to the Johnson portrayed on his portrait card.