Owen F. "Spider" Clark, Catcher, Washington Nationals, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889

This 1889 "Old Judge" trading card features Owen F. "Spider" Clark, a catcher for the Washington Nationals baseball team, and is part of the N172 series produced by Goodwin & Company. The card is a black and white photograph depicting Clark in a typical baseball pose with his glove held high, ready to catch a ball. This card, like many others in the series, was created to promote Old Judge Cigarettes and is a prime example of the use of sports-themed trading cards for advertising in the late 19th century. The card is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.