Henry "Heinie" Kappel, Left Field, Cleveland, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888

"Henry 'Heinie' Kappel, Left Field, Cleveland" is a baseball card from the *Old Judge* series, a set of 100 cards produced by Goodwin & Company in 1888 for Old Judge Cigarettes. The card features a sepia-toned photograph of Kappel, a player for the Columbus, Ohio team, in a fielders' pose. The card is notable for its historical significance as a part of early baseball card collecting, a trend that continues today. The *Old Judge* series cards are also of interest to collectors due to the high quality printing and artistic skill of Goodwin & Company. The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses this 2 11/16 x 1 3/8 in. card as a part of their extensive collection.