C.E. Hoover, Catcher, Chicago, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes by Goodwin & Company

C.E. Hoover, Catcher, Chicago, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888

drawing, print

portrait

pencil drawn

photo of handprinted image

drawing

toned paper

print

pencil sketch

old engraving style

baseball

charcoal art

coloured pencil

ink colored

men

watercolour illustration

athlete

watercolor

This is a baseball card from the *Old Judge* series, produced by Goodwin & Company in 1888, featuring Chicago catcher C.E. Hoover. Part of a larger set of trading cards that were given away with packs of Old Judge Cigarettes, this card showcases a black and white photograph of Hoover, holding a bat in a batting stance. The card is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City. The card measures approximately 2 11/16 x 1 3/8 inches.