Old Judge (N172) – Antique 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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Old Judge (N172). It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Old Judge (N172)
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Few players of the 1880s drew as much public attention as King Kelly, the Chicago White Stockings outfielder shown here. Goodwin & Company included cards like this one in packs of its Old Judge cigarettes, and collectors now know the series as N172. Kelly's reputation for daring baserunning and his popularity with fans made him a natural subject, and the albumen print preserves the look of late nineteenth-century photographic portraits.
| Created / published | 1887-1890. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Kelly, King (Team member)Chicago White StockingsChicagoNational Leagueoutfielder |
| Notes | Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. $10 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,727 × 4,672 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222350 |
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