Jimmy "Loafer" McAleer, Center Field, Cleveland, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889

This 1889 black and white photograph by Goodwin & Company is a baseball card from the "Old Judge" series, depicting Jimmy "Loafer" McAleer, a center fielder for the Cleveland team. The card is part of a series of trading cards produced to promote Old Judge Cigarettes, featuring portraits of baseball players from the era. The image shows McAleer in a dynamic pose, reaching down towards the ground, perhaps to field a ball. This card is a valuable piece of baseball history and an example of early baseball card design, now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.