Frank Norris Graves, Catcher, Minneapolis, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes by Goodwin & Company

Frank Norris Graves, Catcher, Minneapolis, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888

drawing, print

portrait

pencil drawn

photo of handprinted image

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

light pencil work

print

pencil sketch

old engraving style

baseball

personal sketchbook

men

watercolour illustration

athlete

watercolor

This black and white photograph, part of the "Old Judge" series of baseball trading cards, depicts Frank Norris Graves, a catcher for the Minneapolis club in 1888. The image captures Graves in action, in the midst of a game, demonstrating his skills as a catcher for Old Judge Cigarettes. This card, a prime example of early baseball memorabilia, is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of American art.