Peeples, Catcher, Brooklyn, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887 - 1890

This is a baseball card from the "Old Judge" series, a collection of trading cards produced by Goodwin & Company between 1887 and 1890 to promote Old Judge cigarettes. This card features the Brooklyn baseball player, "Peeples, C.," and is a sepia-toned photograph, likely a carte-de-visite, that displays the player in a baseball uniform, holding a bat. The card is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, offering a glimpse into the history of baseball and advertising through trading cards.