Jackie Robinson's Ballgame

After three seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Black infielder Jackie Robinson won the National League’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1949. A talented player, who broke baseball’s “color line,” Robinson licensed his name to several commercial endeavors in the wake of his MVP title, including this hand-held game pamphlet, which opens up to reveal a spinning baseball game. The Advertisers’ Service Division published inexpensive paper novelties for the advertising and sports promotion markets.