Harkins, Pitcher, Brooklyn, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887 - 1890

This is a "Harkins, Pitcher, Brooklyn" from the Old Judge series of trading cards for Old Judge Cigarettes. The card, produced by Goodwin & Company, is a black and white photograph depicting a baseball player, Harkins, dressed in a white uniform, holding a baseball in his right hand, and standing against a backdrop of a baseball field. The card was produced between 1887 and 1890 and features the Old Judge Cigarettes logo at the top. The card is an example of a "baseball card" genre of art and is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It's a small card measuring just 2 11/16 x 1 3/8 inches, demonstrating the small size of trading cards produced in the late 19th century.