Rube Marquard Autographed Cigarette Card
Artifact ID1984.91280.01
Object Type
Card, Cigarette
Gifter
Scott Fisher
Maker
American Tobacco Company
(Cigarette company, founded 1890)
Date
1909
Medium
Paper, Ink
Dimensions2 5/8 × 1 7/16 in. (6.7 × 3.7 cm)
Physical DescriptionA Rube Marquard autographed T206 cigarette card from 1909 showing him in his New York Giants uniform. The card has a white border with rounded edges. The image of Marquard is on a shaded green background in a white buttoned uniform with “N.Y.” in maroon on the chest. Along the bottom edge of the card is text stating “MARQUARD, N.Y. NAT’L” in maroon. The card is signed “Rube Marquard” in blue ink. The back is tan with a red floral and rope border with red text stating “SWEET CAPROAL CIGARETTES The Standard for Years BASE BALL SERIES 350 SUBJECTS FACTORY No. 30, 2c DIST. N.Y.”Historical NoteRube Marquard was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1908-1925, where he played for the New York Giants, Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Braves. In 1908, the New York Giants paid him a record $11,000, and he was initially known as "the $11,000 lemon." However, he led the team to three consecutive National League pennants (1911-13), winning at least 23 games each season. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Person Depicted
Rube Marquard
(Major League left-handed pitcher (1908-1925), New York Giants)
In Collection(s)
Exhibition HistoryBaseball: America’s Presidents, America’s Pastime (2015), George W. Bush Presidential Library;
Baseball!: Celebrating Our Great American Pastime (2014), Ronald Reagan Presidential Library;
A Sneak Preview (2010), Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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