Maul, Pitcher, Pittsburgh, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes 1888

This photograph, "Maul, Pitcher, Pittsburgh," is part of the "Old Judge Cigarettes" series created by Goodwin & Company in 1888. The image is a portrait of a baseball player in uniform, standing in a field and holding a baseball, a common theme of the "Old Judge Cigarettes" series. The photograph is an example of early baseball card collecting, utilizing images to promote cigarette sales through the association with popular sports figures. This collectible, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, measures approximately 6 1/2 x 4 3/8 in (16.5 x 11.1 cm).