D303 Mothers' Bread

d303 Mothers' bread

D303 Mothers' Bread cards were issued in 1916 by the New Orleans branch of the General Baking Company. These cards are identical in design to the E106 American Caramels and the D303 General Baking Co. sets, but they feature an advertisement for Mothers' Bread of New Orleans, LA. on the reverse. Mothers' Bread are so rare they are totally “off the radar” of most collectors. There is no question that they are considerably rarer than the related General Baking or American Caramel issues.

set checklist

23 Cards???

Chief Bender (Brooklyn Nat'l)
Bob Bescher (St. Louis Nat'l)
Rube Bressler (Phila. Am.)
Donie Bush (Detroit American)
Hal Chase (Portrait, Cincinnati Nat'l)
Bill Donovan (N.Y. Amer.)
Larry Doyle (N.Y. Nat'l)
Eddie Foster (Washington Am.) (Clyde Engle pictured)**
Happy Felsch (Chicago Am.) (Ray Demmitt pictured)
George Gibson (Front view)
Roy Hartzell
Nap Lajoie (Phila. Americans)

Hans Lobert (New York Nat'l)
William Louden (Cincinnati Nat'l) (Otto Knabe pictured)
Rube Marquard (Brooklyn Nat'l)
Christy Matthewson (Mathewson)
Billy Meyer (Phila. Am.) (Red Jacklitsch pictured)
Ray Morgan (Washington Am.) (Mike Doolin pictured)
Eddie Plank (St. Louis Am.)
Tris Speaker (Cleveland Am.)
Joe Tinker (Portrait, Mgr. Chicago Am.)
Honus Wagner (Batting)
Buck Weaver (Batting) (Joe Tinker pictured)

** Newly discovered card - 2016

general baking company

General Baking Company was incorporated June 6, 1911 in New York. It acquired Vories Baking Company in New Orleans later that month. This location would become General Baking Company of New Orleans, LA.

General Baking Company of New Orleans was located at 517 Soraparu Street. Today the building still stands and is home to The Waldorf School.

The building as it looks today (The Waldorf School)

The Waldorf School of New Orleans (formerly The Hill School) is a private school founded by Suzanne Hill based on the Waldorf philosophy. Founded in 2000, Waldorf School of New Orleans (formerly The Hill School) is located in the heart of the Irish Channel neighborhood of New Orleans. The school is located in an early 20th century bread factory that has been renovated into a loft-like setting. The school offers a developmentally appropriate, experiential approach to education, integrating the arts and academics for children from preschool through 8th grade. In 2005, the school's buildings were flooded in Hurricane Katrina.