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BaseBall Cabinet Cards Portfolio
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December 5, 2012
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With this portfolio, in the tradition of 19th century publishing, The Rucker Archive brings together thirty years of research and exploration to present a collection of some of the aesthetically…
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Repertoire – 19th Century Ballet Portfolio
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December 4, 2012
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From the charismatic and transformative years when the classical ballet grew from an adjunct to the Opera into a center stage, stand-alone art form, we present a visual record of…
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What a doozy of a photo this one is! – African American Ballplayer Cabinet Card 1890s
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December 4, 2012
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When I saw it in a fairly obscure auction listing I could not believe it. Since I have been able to closely examine it, the photo is even more baffling…
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This is not just another baseball team photo on a postcard!
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December 1, 2012
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This is not just another team photo on a real photo postcard, a genre which contains hundreds and thousands of examples. Way back when baseball was everything in America and…
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Smokin’ Tobacco Crate Label Lithography
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November 30, 2012
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Imagine visiting your local farmer’s market somewhere in Maryland in 1875. In one section of the market you would be confronted with stacks of crates containing scrap tobacco, each identified…
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BaseBall Trade Cards Portfolio
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November 29, 2012
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Contact The Rucker Archive or call (250) 767-0087 to learn more about or view this entire portfolio. Price: $495 including shipping
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BaseBall Tintypes Portfolio
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November 14, 2012
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Who would guess that it was a lowly piece of tin was an elemental turning point in the history of photography. The new and inexpensive form of photograph, invented in…
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The Native American – Exploitation in Advertising
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November 1, 2012
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Advertising can be an exploitative endeavor. Advertising attempts to alter our minds, to exchange the past for the present and vice versa, and to offer fantasy as reality. Advertising uses…
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