Fred "Dandelion" Pfeffer, 2nd Base, Chicago, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes by Goodwin & Company

Fred "Dandelion" Pfeffer, 2nd Base, Chicago, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887

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This is a baseball card from the "Old Judge" series of trading cards, which were produced by Goodwin & Company in 1887 to promote Old Judge cigarettes. The card features Fred "Dandelion" Pfeffer, a second baseman for the Chicago White Stockings, in a posed baseball action shot. Goodwin & Company was well-known for their "Old Judge" series of cards, which are highly collectible today, and this particular card is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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