Martin F. "Duck" Duke, Pitcher, Minneapolis, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888 - 1889

This is a baseball card from the *Old Judge* series of trading cards issued by Goodwin & Company in the late 19th century. The card features Martin F. "Duck" Duke, a pitcher for the Minneapolis Millers, a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The card is a black and white photograph of Duke standing in a baseball uniform on a field, and the card contains text that identifies Duke and the team, as well as the name of the cigarette brand for which the card was created, "Old Judge". The card was issued between 1888 and 1889, a period of time that was notable in the history of professional baseball due to the burgeoning popularity of the sport in the United States. Today, the card is a prized possession of collectors of sports memorabilia and a part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.