This is the ultimate "Barrier Breaker". Jackie Robinson's integration into the league is well documented. Instead of going into all of that, I want to address the hobby aspect. I chose to make my own design of the Bond Bread card because Jackie Robinson did have several card in 1947. Those were issued by Bond Bread.
He had his own 13 card set. The cards were distributed as a promotion with a couple slices of bread and a coupon. There is some dispute whether this set was actually from 1947. Some point out that the photos used were not from 1947. It is possible that they were distributed over a few years, starting in 1947. The cards were nearly the size of standard cards today. Instead of 2.5" X 3.5" it was 2.25" X 3.5". They were plain black and white photos and there were 3 different backs.
I took some of the design elements found in other Bond Bread promotional art. I wanted to capture the style of the era but wanted to incorporate color/colorized photos and a standard 2.5" x 3.5" format. This is what I came up with. I have already posted a Hank Thompson card in this 1947 format, and (spoiler alert) plan to use this format for the 1947 card of Larry Doby.
For more information on the REAL 1947 Bond Bread set click here. It is very interesting with some good photos too.
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