Franklin Washington "Gid" Gardner, 2nd Base, Philadelphia, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888

This is a baseball card from the “Old Judge” series, which was a set of trading cards produced by Goodwin & Company in 1888. The card features Franklin Washington “Gid” Gardner, a second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, and was one of 125 cards issued by the company. The image is a black and white photograph of Gardner in his uniform, holding a bat, and standing before a painted background of a field with flowers. The “Old Judge” cards were distributed with packs of Old Judge Cigarettes and are popular among collectors. This card is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.