Antique RPPC Postcard Boy with Baseball Bat Uniform Farm Urbana Ohio For Sale

Antique real photo postcard featuring a young boy holding a baseball bat in a rural yard setting in Urbana, Ohio. The child wears a cap, jacket, knee-length shorts, tall socks, and boots, posed near a wooden fence with open fields and rolling hills in the background. A farmhouse and outbuildings appear in the distance, capturing early 1900s Champaign County farm life. Strong small-town baseball and Americana appeal. Divided back with AZO stamp box, unused, with “Urbana” handwritten on reverse. Excellent Ohio genealogy interest.

Item Specifics

• Era: Edwardian (c. 1907–1918)

• Subject: Boy with Baseball Bat

• Theme: Sports, Childhood, Rural Life

• Location: Urbana, Ohio

• County: Champaign County

• Material: Real Photo (Silver Gelatin)

• Features: Divided Back, AZO Stamp Box

• Color: Black & White

• Orientation: Horizontal

• Setting: Outdoor Farm / Yard

• Condition: Age toning, corner wear, minor surface marks

Interesting Facts
Baseball was America’s most popular youth sport by the early 1900s, spreading rapidly into small towns and rural communities like Urbana, Ohio. Real photo postcards were commonly used to document everyday life, including children’s hobbies and farm settings. AZO stamp boxes, produced by Eastman Kodak, help collectors date RPPCs within specific early 20th-century production periods.