Stovey, Left Field, Philadelphia Athletics, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889

This 1889 card from the "Old Judge" series, produced by Goodwin & Company, features a portrait of Philadelphia Athletics player, "Stovey, L. F.", in a classic baseball pose. The sepia-toned photograph captures the player in action, with the inscription "Old Judge Cigarette Factory" and "Goodwin & Co., New York" at the bottom. The card's small size, measuring only 2 11/16 x 1 3/8 inches, is typical of these early baseball trading cards. Today, this artifact is a piece of Americana history and a treasured piece of the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.