Murphy, Catcher, New York, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes

Murphy, Catcher, New York, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

From the Old Judge Cigarettes series N173, 1887-1889. Series consists of 407 cabinet cards total, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art owns 152. Issued by Goodwin & Company, New York.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Murphy, Catcher, New York, from the series Old Judge CigarettesMurphy, Catcher, New York, from the series Old Judge CigarettesMurphy, Catcher, New York, from the series Old Judge CigarettesMurphy, Catcher, New York, from the series Old Judge CigarettesMurphy, Catcher, New York, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes

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