Michael "Mike" Joseph Mattimore, Pitcher, New York, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887

This is a baseball card from the "Old Judge" series of trading cards, produced by Goodwin & Company in 1887 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes. It features a portrait of Michael "Mike" Joseph Mattimore, a pitcher for the New York team. The card is a black-and-white photograph, printed on a thin card stock with a textured background. It was part of a popular set of cards that helped popularize the sport of baseball and introduced the idea of sports cards to the public. The card is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of American prints and drawings.