Just one of my gifts from my in-laws

[subpop77]

Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress (Hardcover)
WOW!! it's a great book filled with baseball history it talks about baseball card history with great illustrations. Strongley suggest picking up a copy.
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[Pine Tar]

Sounds good I just may get a copy

 

[pigskincardboard]

Awesome.

I'm sure most people know this, but just incase, the Library of Congress on Flickr.com has the most ridiculous set of Copyright expired (i believe) baseball images out there.

It's past ridiculous, it's just awe-inspiring. Most are in a high enough resolution to print out, if that's your thing.

 

[subpop77]

Yea I was going to scan a couple of pages but I'm lazy

 

[subpop77]

Forgot scan now included ::facepalm::

 

[gracecollector]

That's a great book. Get this one to go with it, it's awesome as well...

 

[pigskincardboard]

That's a great book. Get this one to go with it, it's awesome as well...

I watched a program on the Smithsonian the other day and it blew my mind.

"I'm going to leave my estate to the America, a place i've never been, so they can further the learning of natural history in whatever way they see fit"

It cracked me up when they spoke about melting all the gold down and shipping it off to america and the ensuing congress bickering.

Maybe this story is common knowledge in the land of the brave, but I hadn't the slightest freakin' clue.

 

[subpop77]

That's a great book. Get this one to go with it, it's awesome as well...

Thanks I thought about picking that up

 

[angelsrockies4ever]

Awesome.

I'm sure most people know this, but just incase, the Library of Congress on Flickr.com has the most ridiculous set of Copyright expired (i believe) baseball images out there.

It's past ridiculous, it's just awe-inspiring. Most are in a high enough resolution to print out, if that's your thing.

Link?

 

[pigskincardboard]

Awesome.

I'm sure most people know this, but just incase, the Library of Congress on Flickr.com has the most ridiculous set of Copyright expired (i believe) baseball images out there.

It's past ridiculous, it's just awe-inspiring. Most are in a high enough resolution to print out, if that's your thing.

Link?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/ will get you there, but after that you're going to have to look through "News of the 1900's" and their various "baseball" albums.

A search for a player name will generally getcha where you need to be as well.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=basebal ... 3220%40N02

 

[jeremy]

That's a great book. Get this one to go with it, it's awesome as well...

i got that one, pretty sweet. i like books which are mostly pictures =)

 

[JackLondon]

Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress (Hardcover)
WOW!! it's a great book filled with baseball history it talks about baseball card history with great illustrations. Strongley suggest picking up a copy.
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My gf, Chris, got me the exact same book for Christmas! :lol:

 

[subpop77]

:lol: Pretty cool thumbing through it