William "Buck" Ewing, Captain and Catcher, New York, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887

This black and white photograph of William "Buck" Ewing, a famous baseball player, was created by Goodwin & Company in 1887 as part of the "Old Judge" series of trading cards. Ewing, who played for the New York Giants, is depicted in his baseball uniform standing with his right hand extended towards a wall. This card, which measures 3.5 x 6.9 cm., is part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The "Old Judge" series of cards were created to advertise Old Judge Cigarettes, demonstrating the popularity of baseball and tobacco in the late nineteenth century.