Anthony Joseph "Tony" Hellman, Catcher, Sioux City Corn Huskers, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889

This is a baseball card from the *Old Judge* series, featuring Anthony Joseph "Tony" Hellman, the catcher for the Sioux City Corn Huskers in 1889. The card was printed by Goodwin & Company of New York, a major producer of trading cards and tobacco products in the late 19th century. The card features a black and white photograph of Hellman in a catching stance, wearing the uniform of his team. The image is characteristic of the late 19th-century photographic style with a focus on realism and documentation of the era. The card, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an important historical artifact documenting the early days of professional baseball.