Tom Daly, Catcher, Chicago, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887

This is a baseball card from the "Old Judge" series produced by Goodwin & Company in 1887 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes. The card features Tom Daly, a center fielder for the Chicago White Stockings (now the Chicago Cubs) in a classic black and white photograph. The card is a prime example of early baseball trading cards, a popular collectible and a key artifact of the history of the sport. This card, measuring just over two inches tall, is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.