[Monte Ward, New York Giants, baseball card portrait] (LOC)

    [Monte Ward, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

    1888-1889.

    1 photographic print on cabinet card mount : albumen.

    Notes:
     Baseball card title devised by Library staff.
    Issued by: Goodwin & Company.
    "J. Ward"- -caption on card.
    Restricted access: Materials in this collection are extremely fragile and cannot be served.
    Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
    Published in: Baseball Americana : treasures from the Library of Congress / Harry Katz, et al. New York : Smithsonian Books, 2009.

    Subjects:
     Ward, Monte (Team member)--New York Giants--New York--National League--shortstop

    Format: Baseball cards--1880-1890.
    Albumen prints--1880-1890.
    Cabinet photographs--1880-1890.

    Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

    Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

    Part Of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection (DLC)2001696352

    For additional information about this collection, see http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.bbc

    Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/bbc.0576f

    Call Number: LOT 13163-13, no. 8

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      Christiane Necker, ggaabboo, hideki▲▲▲▲▲▲, DarkVictory19, and 17 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. FreeRangeBob (40 months ago | reply)

      John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was an American Major League Baseball star pitcher, shortstop and manager.[1][2] Ward was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania.[3] He later successfully challenged the player reserve clause, leading to the formation of a new baseball league, the Players' League. Ward retired from baseball at age 34 in order to enter the legal profession. As a successful lawyer he represented baseball players against the National League. Later he acted as president and part-owner of the Boston Braves franchise and became an official in the short lived Federal League in 1914, acting a the business manager of the Brooklyn Tip-Tops.[3]

    3. horsenbuggy (40 months ago | reply)

      I just wanted to clarify that according to Wikipedia, the department store we knew as Montgomery Wards was started in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward, not John Montgomery Ward. I can't find anything to indicate that the two men were related, but I would not be surprised if they were.

    4. imemoryfilms (40 months ago | reply)

      What a cool, cool shot,...if someone could reprise this look and market it with current products, it would be a HUGE hit!

    5. ako253 (38 months ago | reply)

      Another Monte Ward image from S Stop New York along with some fascinating statistics.

    6. CharlieD729 (15 months ago | reply)

      Early form of planking?

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