New pre-war Babe Ruth card discovery?

[Lucas00]

I love the image, snapshot-esque no doubt. I know some people don't like the smell test for legitimate checking but I would be curious, does this smell 100 years old?

As far as my knowledge and collecting of snapshots, there was no way to get your own pictures printed on or "affixed?" to cardboard. Never seen that or ever heard about it being possible, especially in 1920. That was strictly done by printers and for profit, not as keepsake candid photos. So I'd rule out this being a snapshot that a random person took.

[Leon]

From the scan it looks like a newer item, possibly from the 1980s on. Maybe others will know more.
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[ullmandds]

Very cool image no doubt. I've never seen that image. But I question the vintage based on the quality of the photo and the paper stock itself.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Very cool image no doubt. I've never seen that image. But I question the vintage based on the quality of the photo and the paper stock itself.

Agree. But it is a great image; one I have never seen before.

[steve B]

The vertical lines seem like a modern computer printer.

The bigger questions about where the image came from are much more interesting.