Checklist: Paul Robeson:

Paul Robeson

Lifetime photographs, postcards, and theater/film cards come first. Commercial trading cards arrive much later.

1. 1

   1920s-1940s Period photographic postcards and CDVs

   Lifetime. Theater and concert era.

   Postcard / CDV · Considered the first

2. 2

   1930s Film cards and small lobby/still cards (Show Boat, Emperor Jones, etc.)

   Licensed small paper from the film era.

   Film card

3. 3

   1950s-60s European film star cards and stickers

   Earliest commercial card-style issues.

   Card / sticker

4. 4

   1970s Black History educational sets

   First widely available modern cards.

   Card

5. 5

   1977 U.S. Games Black History Playing Cards

   Consistent with Booker T. Washington and Douglass.

   Playing card

6. 6

   1990s Knowledge / Americana cards

   Common.

   Card

7. 7

   2000s+ Modern historical inserts

   Last.

   Card

8. 8

   1920s-40s Small concert/program portrait cards if encountered

   Adjacent small paper only. Do not lead with sheet music or large programs.

   Postcard / program card