Old Judge (N172) – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Old Judge (N172)
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Issued by Goodwin & Company, a New York tobacco firm, this Old Judge card takes its name from the cigarette brand it came packed with. Companies slipped such cards into their packages in the late 1880s to win customer loyalty, and the cards became an early visual record of the game. Catalogers now know this set as N172, and the title "Old Judge" is a label the Library's staff assigned, not text printed on the card. The card belongs to the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection of baseball cards in the Prints and Photographs Division.
| Created / published | 1887-1890. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1880-1890.Albumen prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,352 × 5,388 px · prints to 15 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-213811 |
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