Kid Madden, Pitcher, Boston, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes by Goodwin & Company

Kid Madden, Pitcher, Boston, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887

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"Kid Madden, Pitcher, Boston" is a baseball card from the 1887 *Old Judge* series. The black-and-white photograph by Goodwin & Company depicts a young man in a Boston baseball uniform, wearing a cap that reads "Old Judge Cigarettes." These cards were issued by the tobacco company as promotional material, illustrating the growing popularity of baseball in the late 19th century. The card is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection and is a historical artifact of early baseball and cigarette advertising.

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