John Ewing, Pitcher, Louisville Colonels, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889

This 1889 baseball card, part of the "Old Judge" series, features Louisville Colonels pitcher John Ewing, a professional baseball player. The black and white photograph, produced by Goodwin & Company, captures Ewing holding a bat and looking toward the right. The card's simple composition is typical of trading cards of this era. This card was likely intended to be collected by fans of the sport, and it served as a form of advertisement for "Old Judge" cigarettes. The card is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.