George A. Wood, Left Field, Philadelphia, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887

"Left Field, Philadelphia" is a black and white photograph from the "Old Judge" series of baseball cards. The series was commissioned by Goodwin & Company to promote their Old Judge Cigarettes in 1887. The image features a portrait of George A. Wood, a professional baseball player. Wood is photographed in a casual pose holding a baseball in his right hand, wearing the uniform of the Philadelphia Athletics, the team he played for at the time. The card is typical of the era's "carte-de-visite" style of photography, with a small rectangular format. This card is now part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.