Besuboru Bromides

from the collection of John Gall

John Gall is the art director for Vintage and Anchor Books. He’s also the man behind the Nabokov Collection and the blog Spine Out. (Read two interviews with him: 1, 2.)

I want to thank him for sharing some of his collection of Japanese baseball cards. See more in the book he co-wrote, Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card.

John explains that Japanese bromides “are essentially black-and-white or sepia-toned photographs that push the limits of information excess when they incorporate typography into the photo-printing process.” Read more about the cards (and see more images) in his AIGA article “Cut Through the Roaring Thunder with Your Swing!”
02 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


03 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


04 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


05 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


06 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


07 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


08 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


09 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


10 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


11 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall


12 Japanese baseball Bromide, from the collection of John Gall
from the collection of John Gall

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Will Schofield is the editor of 50 Watts (original name: A Journey Round My Skull) and Writers No One Reads.

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