Samuel Leech Maskrey, Right Field, Des Moines Prohibitionists, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888

This is a trading card from the "Old Judge" series produced by Goodwin & Company in 1888, featuring baseball player Samuel Leech Maskrey, right fielder for the Des Moines Prohibitionists. These collectible cards were included in packages of Old Judge Cigarettes, a popular brand at the time. The image depicts Maskrey in a classic baseball uniform, standing in a field, with his right hand raised in a gesture of greeting. This card is an example of 19th-century American advertising and the growing popularity of baseball as a national pastime. It is now part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.