Darby O'Brien, Left Field, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888

This black and white photograph, "Darby O'Brien, Left Field, Brooklyn Bridegrooms," is a baseball card created by Goodwin & Company in 1888. It features the Brooklyn Bridegrooms' left fielder, Darby O'Brien, in a classic baseball pose. The card was a part of the Old Judge series, a popular set of cigarette cards featuring baseball players. The card, like others in the Old Judge series, serves as a unique artifact of early baseball history and was likely distributed with packs of Old Judge cigarettes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses this card.