{"product_id":"c-1910s-usa-rppc-postcard-photo-casino-baseball-team","title":"c. 1910s USA RPPC postcard photo 'Casino' baseball  team","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003ePhoto postcard of 10 baseball players sitting on the stairs of a building., team name 'CASINO' on their jerseys. Likely small-town team\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eAZO\u003c\/strong\u003e photographic paper dates it to 1904-1918.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eThree corners have remnant of black hinge holding them in album, back has some paper remnants where stuck into album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the 1900–1918 period, \u003cstrong\u003e“Casino”\u003c\/strong\u003e on a uniform almost never refers to gambling. Instead, it refers to one of three very common local institutions:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA. A local theatre called “The Casino”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHundreds of U.S. towns had a “Casino Theatre” or “Casino Opera House.” These theatres sponsored:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003etown baseball teams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ebowling teams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003elodge teams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ecompany picnics and athletic clubs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB. A social club or fraternal hall named “Casino Club”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommon in:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePennsylvania\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOhio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Jersey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllinois\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpper Midwest mill towns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC. A hotel or resort pavilion called “The Casino”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEspecially in:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreat Lakes resort towns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew England coastal towns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdirondacks \u0026amp; Catskills\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Casino” is a sponsor name, not a city name.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUniform clues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlock serif “CASINO” in straight line → \u003cstrong\u003epre‑WWI amateur style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShort‑bill caps with single “C” → \u003cstrong\u003e1905–1914\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePullover jerseys, no piping → \u003cstrong\u003e1905–1912\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBaggy trousers, no belt loops → \u003cstrong\u003e1900–1915\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEquipment clues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThick-handled bats with no knob → \u003cstrong\u003epre‑1920\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmall pancake gloves → \u003cstrong\u003e1900–1915\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarly catcher’s mitt → \u003cstrong\u003e1905–1912\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBased on the uniforms, sponsorship style, and composition:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis is almost certainly:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e→ A U.S. industrial‑league or town‑league baseball team sponsored by a local Casino Theatre or Casino Club.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese teams were extremely common in:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePennsylvania anthracite towns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOhio River Valley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllinois \u0026amp; Indiana factory towns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York State mill towns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Jersey industrial cities\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717966369014,"sku":"CA-5869","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_4511rszTXT.jpg?v=1779244575","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/c-1910s-usa-rppc-postcard-photo-casino-baseball-team","provider":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}