Hubert B. "Hub" Collins, Left Field, Brooklyn, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes 1888
goodwincompany
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print
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portrait
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photo of handprinted image
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drawing
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aged paper
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toned paper
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yellowing background
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photo restoration
# print
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old engraving style
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baseball
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historical photography
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old-timey
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19th century
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men
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golden font
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athlete
"Hubert B. 'Hub' Collins, Left Field, Brooklyn" is a carte-de-visite photograph from the "Old Judge Cigarettes" series, produced by Goodwin & Company in 1888. The image features baseball player Hubert B. Collins in a batting stance, holding a bat. These cards were part of a popular promotional campaign for the Old Judge brand of cigarettes. The photograph, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, showcases the 19th-century craze for baseball and the use of collectible trading cards to market consumer products.
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