"Silver Flint" Frank Sylvester Flint, Catcher, Chicago, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes
Medium
Albumen photograph, cabinet card
Dimensions
sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (16.5 x 11.1 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number
63.350.214.173.29
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the golden age of baseball with *Silver Flint: Frank Sylvester Flint, C, Chicago* (1888), a captivating albumen photograph from Goodwin & Company's iconic Old Judge Cigarettes series This cabinet card captures the stern gaze and poised stance of Frank "Silver" Flint, a star catcher for the Chicago Whiteings—one of the era's premier teams in professional baseball's formative years. Produced as promotional inserts in cigarette packs, these cards were collectibles that fueled America's growing obsession with the sport during the late 19th century. The albumen printing process, a hallma...
About the Artist
Goodwin & Company · 1850–1950
**Goodwin & Company (ca. 1850–1950)** Goodwin & Company, originally established as E. Goodwin and Brother before the American Civil War, emerged as a prominent New York City-based tobacco manufacturer in the mid-19th century. Operating from the bustling heart of Manhattan, the firm built its reputation on popular cigarette brands such as Gypsy Queen and, most notably, Old Judge, which became syno...