National Baseball Hall of Fame Library Guide to the Old Judge Cabinet Card Collection, 1888-1889 Descriptive Summary Repository: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 Creator: Goodwin & Co. Title: Old Judge Cabinet Card Collection (N173) Language: English Location: Photo Archive Abstract: Collection of advertising cabinet cards issued as mail order premiums by Goodwin & Company, a New York tobacco firm, to promote their “Old Judge” brand cigarettes. Primarily consists of full-length, posed-action, studio portraits of baseball players in uniform who played for major and minor league teams in the National League, American Association, and Western Association between 1887 and 1889. Extent: 306 items Access: Available by appointment, Monday-Friday 9AM to 4 PM. Copyright: Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with both copyright law and any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. Preferred Citation: Old Judge Cabinet Card Collection, National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY Acquisitions Information: Core of the collection (BL-141.46) was donated by David Leroy Reeves (b. 1872) in 1946. Reeves was a sports writer and editor for the Public Ledger in Philadelphia; secretary and treasurer of the Philadelphia National League of Baseball Club in 1902; secretary to the president of the National League in NYC from 1912-1916; graduate manager of athletics at Lafayette College from 1921-1946; and charter member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. A group of 22 cards (BL-5.48) were donated in 1948 by Charles J. “Chilly” Doyle (1884- 1959), a sports writer for the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1914-1927 and the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 1927-1958. Served as president of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Processing Information: Described by Jenny Ambrose, Assistant Photo Archivist, October 2009. Scope and Content: Collection of advertising cabinet cards issued as mail order premiums by Goodwin & Company, a New York tobacco firm, to promote their “Old Judge” brand cigarettes. Contains 305 cards depicting 263 different baseball players and managers. The photographs are albumen prints on standard cabinet card mounts measuring 6.5 x 4.25 inches. Primarily consists of full-length, posed-action, studio portraits of baseball players in uniform who played for major and minor league teams in the National League, American Association, and Western Association between 1887 and 1889. Also includes some portraits of managers who are typically dressed in street clothes. Most of the Old Judge cabinet card photographs are a subset of a larger series of photographic images issued as small format, cigarette cards by Goodwin & Co. between 1886 and 1890 (N172) depicting over 500 players in multiple poses for a total of almost 2,500 known images. Thirty-five photographs are known to exist only in the cabinet card format. Organization of the Collection: Arranged alphabetically by the last name of the player. Indexed Terms Baseball players – Portraits Baseball cards Cabinet photographs Goodwin & Co. Container List The collection is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the player. Players’ names in the inventory are followed by the pose codes assigned in Jay Miller, Joe Gonsowski and Richard Masson’s The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin & Company (1886- 1890) (s.l.: s.n., 2008). The title and copyright statement, as inscribed in the negative, are given below. All of the cards contain the imprint on the bottom of the mount: “OLD JUDGE CIGARETTES. Goodwin & Co., New York,” unless otherwise noted. All are mounted on cream or pale yellow mounts, unless otherwise noted. Alberts, Augustus Peter “Gus” (1861-1912) 1-4 Albert, S.S. Milwaukee / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co., N.Y. BL-141.46 Andrews, George Edward “Ed” (1859-1934) 8-2 Andrews, C.F. Philadelphia / Copyright 1887 Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Andrews, William Walter “Wally” (1859-1940) 8-4 Andrews, 1st B. Omaha / Copyright 1889 Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Anson, Adrian Constantine “Cap” or “Pop” (1852-1992) Capt. Anson. Chicago’s On exhibit. Ardner, Joseph A. “Old Hoss” (1858-1935) 12-3 Ardner, 2d. B. St. Joe. / Copyright [illegible] Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Bakley, Edward Enoch “Jersey” (1864-1915) 14-4 Bakley P. Cleveland’s. / Copyrighted 1888. Goodwin & Co N.Y. BL-141.46 Baldwin, Marcus Elmore “Fido” or “Mark” (1863-1929) 15-2 Baldwin, P. Chicago. / Copyright 1887. Goodwin & Co. Dark green mount. B-52.63 Baldwin, Clarence Geoghan “Kid” (1864-1897) 16-7 Baldwin C. Cincinnati. / Copyrighted 1888 Goodwin & Co. N.Y. BL-141.46 Banning, James M. “Jim” (1866-1952) 18-3 Banning, C. Washington. / Copyright 1889 Goodwin & Co BL-141.46 Barkley, Samuel E. “Sam” (1858-1912) S. Barkleym 2d B. Kansas City On exhibit. Barnie, William Harrions “Bald Billy” (1853-1900) 21-1 Barnie. Manager Baltimore’s. / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co. N.Y. BL-141.46 Bassett, Charles Edwin “Charley” (1863-1942) 22-2 Bassett, C Indianapolis. / Copyright 1887 Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Bastian, Charles J. (1860-1932) 23-2 Bastian, 2d B. Chicago’s. / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co., N.Y. BL-141.46 Beckley, Jacob Peter “Jake” or “Eagle Eye” (1867-1918) 25-4 J. Beckley. 1st B. St. Louis Whites. / Copyrighted 1888 by Goodwin & Co. N.Y. Chocolate mount. BL-5.48 Bierbauer, Louis W. “Lou” (1865-1926) 28-2 Bierbaur. 2d B. Athletic’s. / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Bierbauer, Louis W. “Lou” (1865-1926) 28-3 Bierbaur. 2d B. Athletic’s. / Copyright 1888. Goodwin & Co. Mount trimmed, lacking imprint. B-764.64.1 Bligh, Edwin Forrest “Ned” (1864-1892) 31-4 Bligh. C. Columbus. / Copyright 1889 Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Boyle, John Anthony “Honest John” or “Honest Jack” (1866-1913) 35-5 Boyle, C. St. Louis Browns. / Copyrighted 1888 by Goodwin & Co. N.Y. BL-141.46 Boyle, Henry J. “Handsome Henry” (1860-1932) 36-1 Boyle, P. Indiananpolis. / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co., N.Y. BL-141.46 Brosnan, Timothy 41-5 Brosnan 2d B. Sioux City. / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co. “Sioux City” inscribed in negative over “Minneapolis” on jersey. BL-141.46 Brown, Thomas Tarlton “Tom” (1860-1927) 44-1 Brown, C.F. Boston. / Copyright 1887. Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Brown, William “California” or “Big Bill” (1866-1897) 45-3 Brown. C. New York. / Copyright 1887. Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Browning, Louis Rogers “Pete” or “The Gladiator” (1861-1905) 46-5 Pete Browning C.F. Louisville / Copyrighted 1888 by Goodwin & Co. N.Y. BL-141.46 Buckenberger, Al (1861-1917) 48-2 Buckenberger, Mg’r. Columbus / [lacking copyright statement] BL-141.46 Buckley, Richard D. “Dick” (1858-1929) 49-4 Buckley, C. Inapls. / Copyrighted by Goodwin & Co. N.Y. BL-141.46 Buffinton, Charles G. “Charlie” (1861-1907) 50-2 Buffinton, P. Phila. / Copyright 1887. Goodwin & Co. Paper label pasted below image: Charles G. Buffington -- Boston 1882-1886. Won 224 games during career. BL-141.46 Burdick, William Bryon “Bill” (1859-1949) 52-3 Burdick, P. Indianapolis. / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co N.Y. BL-141.46 Burks, Robert E. 54-2 Burks. S.S. Sioux City. / Copyright 1889. Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Burns, James M. (d. 1909) 56-3 Burns, C.F. Kansas City. / Copyright 1888. Goodwin & Co. N.Y. BL-141.46 Burns, Thomas Everett (1857-1902) Burns. 3d B. Chic. Coffee mount. On exhibit. Bushong, Albert John “Doc” (1856-1908) 60-3 Bushong. C. Brooklyn’s / Copyright 1888. Goodwin & Co. BL-141.42 Canavan, James Edward “Jimmy” (1866-1949) 63-3 Canavan, L.F. Omaha. / Copyright 1889. Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Carney, John Joseph “Handsome Jack” (1866-1925) 65-5 Carney. 1st B. Washington. / Copyright 1889 Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Carpenter, Warren William “Hick” (1855-1937) 66-5 Carpenter. 3d B. Cincinnati. / Copyrighted 1888 Goodwin & Co N.Y. BL-141.46 Carroll, John E. “Scrappy” (1860-1942) 68-5 Carroll, R.F. St. Paul. / Copyright 1889. Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Carroll, Frederick Herbert “Fred” (1864-1904) 69-1 Carroll. C. Pittsburgh / Copyright 1887 Goodwin & Co. BL-5.48 Carroll, Frederick Herbert “Fred” (1864-1904) 69-3 Carroll. C. Pittsburgh. / Copyright 1887. Goodwin & Co., N.Y. BL-5.48 Carroll, Frederick Herbert “Fred” (1864-1904) 69-4 Fred. Carroll, C. Pittsburgh’s. / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co., N.Y. BL-141.46 Cartwright, Edward Charles “Jumbo” (1859-1924) 70-1 Cartright [sic], 1st B. St. Joe. / Copyright 1888 by Goodwin & Co., N.Y. BL-141.46 Caruthers, Robert Lee “Parisian Bob” (1864-1911) 71-7 Caruthers. P. Brooklyn’s / Copyright 1888. Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Chamberlain, Elton P. “Ice Box” (1867-1929) 73-6 Chamberlain P. St. Louis. / Copyright 1889 Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Clark, Owen F. “Spider” (1867-1892) 75-4 Clark C. Washingtons. / Copyright 1889 Goodwin & Co. BL-141.46 Clark, Robert H. “Bob” (1864-1919) 76-3 Clark, C. Brooklyn’s. / Copyright 1889 Goodwin & Co. N.Y. BL-141.46 Clarke, William H. “Dad” (1865-1911) 77-6 W.H. Clarke, P. Omaha’s. / Copyrighted 1888 by Goodwin & Co., N.Y. BL-141.46 Clarkson, John Gibson (1861-1909) 78-7 Clarkson, P. Boston’s. / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co., N.Y. Pink mount. BL-141.46 Cleveland, Elmer Ellsworth (1862-1913) 80-6 Cleveland. 3d B. Omaha’s. / Copyright 1888. Goodwin & Co. N.Y. “Omaha” inscribed in negative over “New York” on jersey. BL-141.46 Coleman, John Francis (1863-1922) 83-4 Coleman, R.F. Pittsburgh’s. / Copyright 1888 Goodwin & Co., N.Y. BL-141.46 Comiskey, Charles Albert “Commy” or “The Old Roman” (1859-1931) 86-3 Chas. Comiskey. 1st Base, St. Louis Browns. / Copyrighted 1888 by Goodwin & Co. N.Y. BL-141.46 Conway, Peter J. “Pete” (1866-1903) 90-5 Conway P. Detroit.