The first-known baseball card, which is part of a children’s educational game, illustrating several boys playing together in a field as one pitches a ball to another holding a bat, makes its public debut at the Smithsonian Institution. The discovery of the historic card, discovered in a Maine attic, dates back to the early 19th century, predating other known cards by several decades.

On July 14, 2005 — The first-known baseball card, which is part of a children’s educational game, illustrating several boys playing together in a field as one pitches a ball to another holding a bat, makes its public debut at the Smithsonian Institution. The discovery of the historic card, discovered in a Maine attic, dates back to the early 19th century, predating other known cards by several decades.

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