{"id":25904,"date":"2025-11-22T17:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/?page_id=25904"},"modified":"2025-11-22T17:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:05:55","slug":"the-original-rider-decks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/the-original-rider-decks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Original Rider Decks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Original Rider Decks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21241 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-decks category-rider-decks-decks category-the-original-rider-decks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-1910-a-deck\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-A1-boutique-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rider &#8220;A deck&#8221; (1910 through 1920)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-A1-boutique-min.jpg 936w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-A1-boutique-min-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-A1-boutique-min-700x434.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-1910-a-deck\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rider &#8220;A deck&#8221; (1910 through 1920)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This is the deck that started it all. Preceded by the &#8220;Roses &#038; Lilies&#8221; deck by three months, this was the first mass production tarot deck in English history. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21296 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-decks category-rider-decks-decks category-the-original-rider-decks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-roses-lilies-deck-1909\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1RL-4-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rider &#8220;Roses &#038; Lilies&#8221; deck (1909)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1RL-4-min.jpg 936w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1RL-4-min-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1RL-4-min-700x418.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-roses-lilies-deck-1909\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rider &#8220;Roses &#038; Lilies&#8221; deck (1909)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This prototype deck officially appeared on December 10th, 1909 for display at an art fair. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-decks category-rider-decks-decks category-the-original-rider-decks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-b-deck-estimated-1920-through-1931\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-B1-boutique-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rider \u201cB deck\u201d (estimated 1931 through 1939)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-B1-boutique-min.jpg 936w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-B1-boutique-min-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-B1-boutique-min-700x434.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-b-deck-estimated-1920-through-1931\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rider \u201cB deck\u201d (estimated 1931 through 1939)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This deck begs the &#8220;chicken vs. egg&#8221; question. Legitimate arguments can be made that this deck came first (unlike Greedo). <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21300 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-decks category-rider-decks-decks category-the-original-rider-decks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-c-deck-estimated-1931-through-1939\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-C1-boutique-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rider \u201cC deck\u201d (estimated 1931 through 1939)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-C1-boutique-min.jpg 936w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-C1-boutique-min-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-C1-boutique-min-700x434.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-c-deck-estimated-1931-through-1939\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rider \u201cC deck\u201d (estimated 1931 through 1939)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Chicken, egg . . . chicken, egg . . . The B and C decks are eerily similar, yet there can be only one &#8220;first&#8221; among equals. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21302 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-decks category-rider-decks-decks category-the-original-rider-decks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-d-deck-estimated-1920-through-1939\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-D1-boutique-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rider \u201cD deck\u201d (estimated 1920 through 1939)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-D1-boutique-min.jpg 936w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-D1-boutique-min-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rider-D1-boutique-min-700x434.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/rider-d-deck-estimated-1920-through-1939\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rider \u201cD deck\u201d (estimated 1920 through 1939)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Pamela &#8220;D&#8221; 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