Sunday, Center Field, Chicago, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887

This is a baseball card from the "Old Judge" series created by Goodwin & Company in 1887. The card features a portrait of baseball player "Sunday" in his Chicago uniform. He holds his bat in a relaxed stance and a field can be seen behind him. The image is a cabinet card, a popular format for photographs in the late 19th century, and it is characteristic of early baseball card design with its simple composition and straightforward presentation of the player. This card is part of a larger series that popularized the collectible baseball card and is now a sought-after piece of sports memorabilia.