Historical Indulgences

ca. 1888, [cabinet card, portrait of catcher Barney Gilligan of Detroit, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes], Goodwin & Company 

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints Collection

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    for Charles “Old Hoss” Radbourn...pennant winning Providence Grays in 1884. Catcher back...

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    Mustache, Copyright 1888

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