Ballplayer Akin featured in this 1910 tobacco label playing card.
This public domain playing card comes from the Benjamin K. Edwards’ Baseball Cards Collection from the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress. This baseball card-style tobacco label features a ballplayer named Akin. He is pictured standing with a baseball bat in his hands. His jersey appears to be gray striped wool.
This image was published in 1910 by the American Tobacco Company as a tobacco label. Due to the pre-1923 publication date, this image is in the public domain.
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User Descriptions
03.20.10
I am not a big baseball fan, but this image is more about the character of the player than baseball. You can tell this guy takes the game seriously, but still has fun with it. He is wearing an old-style uniform, so this is probably someone long retired from the game. The jersey says “Seahawks” on it, and they are a professional team from Seattle, WA.
03.22.10
This person seems like a baseball player because he has a baseball bat in his hand.This picture looks very old because his jersey is old fashioned.This type of designs are not in demand now.His cap is nice but I did not like stripes. It seems that he is a handsome man his personality is good.His face is not so hard like other guys.He may be a sweet and good looking man with good personality.The color of the jersey is green and it has black stripes on it.He is wearing an inner also may be it was winter or he is wearing it to look cool.His Trouser has also the same design and color.Well, I think his dress is not so cool.I mean today’s players are more stylish.his features are very sharp and it seems now he will start talking.On his jersey “Seahawks”is written .It seems like his team name.The person’s name is written at the bottom AKIN.It seems like he was a player of SEATTLE .The background of the picture is too loud ,orange is looking bright .I think white background will look nice.
03.27.10
Image subject is to publish the fame of the player.The background color orange is very effective.The image which is printed on the t-shirt is not clear.when an unknown person saw the image,he will thought it as an advertisement.In order to represent that he was a player,the equipment in his hand should be clearly visible.Background color orange is not even in all places i.e it is light at one place and dark at other place.It should be rectified.The image of the person should be moved to right as his left hand is not visible.It should have a title at the top.The size of the equipment in his hand should be small. Border line should have some design rather than to be plain. generally the image size should be large.Name describing the player at bottom should be replaced with another dark colour.The colour beyond the background should be very light. If some one see the image it should motivate others. The given image motivates me to become an international player in baseball game.Now i decided to join a coaching class to develop my skills and to achieve my aim.