Abner Frank Dalrymple, Left Field, Pittsburgh, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes 1887

This cabinet card photograph, created by Goodwin & Company in 1887, features Abner Frank Dalrymple, a left fielder for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The image, typical of the era’s baseball card format, shows Dalrymple in his uniform with hands on his hips, a common pose for baseball card photography of the time. It was commissioned by the Old Judge Cigarettes company, part of a series of cards featuring baseball players. The card’s visual style is characteristic of the late 19th-century portraiture, simple and formal, emphasizing the subject. The card is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.