Fennelly, Shortstop, Philadelphia Athletics, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes by Goodwin & Company

Fennelly, Shortstop, Philadelphia Athletics, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889

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portrait

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pencil drawn

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photo of handprinted image

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toned paper

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light pencil work

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print

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pencil sketch

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old engraving style

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watercolour illustration

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"Fennelly, Shortstop, Philadelphia Athletics, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes" is a black and white photograph from 1889 by Goodwin & Company, depicting the baseball player Fennelly in his uniform. This card was part of a larger series of baseball trading cards featuring athletes from the Philadelphia Athletics, printed as part of the marketing campaign for Old Judge Cigarettes. The card is currently held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY. This artwork exemplifies the burgeoning popularity of baseball and the growing use of trading cards as a marketing tool.

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