• Edwardian Boys Baseball Team RPPC School Photo c.1910 | Gibson Girl Teachers
  • Edwardian Era BOYS CLASS OR TEAM GROUP PHOTO "Gibson Girl Fashion & Baseball" Antique Real Photo Postcard Circa 1910 *RARE
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Real Postcards (RPPC) | AZO 4 Triangles Up Mark

Edwardian Boys Baseball Team RPPC School Photo c.1910 | Gibson Girl Teachers

Edwardian Boys Baseball Team RPPC School Photo c.1910 | Gibson Girl Teachers

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AT A GLANCE

Title:
"Edwardian Boys Baseball Team"
Type:
Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Subject:
Boys' baseball team, school class, teachers
Style:
Gibson Girl; Early Youth Sports
Era:
Edwardian Era (1901–1910)
Circa:
1910
Print type:
Silver Gelatin Real Photo
Condition:
Very good-excellent (VG-EX)
Color:
Sepia-toned (black-and-white photograph)
Postcard:
Early & Real Photo (RPPC) (1890-1930)
Postmark:
Unposted | Unused
Notes:
Postcard Back: AZO Mark, 4 triangles up

Low stock: 1 left

Edwardian Boys Baseball Team Class Photo and Gibson Girl Dressed Teachers

Circa 1910 Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) capturing an Edwardian-era boys’ baseball team and school class posed before a brick school building. In a lively and unusually candid moment, several boys raise their baseball gloves toward the camera—an early and seldom-seen glimpse into youth sports at the turn of the century.

Early images of organized boys’ baseball teams are uncommon, particularly at the grade-school level, when interscholastic play was still emerging. The two female teachers reflect the height of Gibson Girl fashion, wearing high-necked blouses, long skirts, and softly structured hairstyles, with one adopting a more tailored, modern jacket and bow—signaling changing women’s fashion in the early 1910s.

The postcard dates between 1907 and 1915, identifiable by the AZO stamp box with four upward-pointing triangles and the divided back format. Like many early RPPCs, the image does not fully cover the card and remains uncaptioned, adding to its documentary quality.

Uncommon subject matter for the period, this postcard is a compelling piece for collectors of early baseball photography, school and youth history, and Edwardian-era fashion. Ships in a protective sleeve.

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