Historic Baseball Players

Vintage baseball cards featuring players in action poses from the late 1800s, showcasing early baseball attire and equipment.

Illustration showing a lady skating on ice. Date: 1934

Charles Marv "Pop" Smith, Shortstop, Pittsburgh, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Old Judge" series of baseball cards (N172) was issued by Goodwin & Company from 1887 to 1890 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes.. Charles Marv "Pop" Smith, Shortstop, Pittsburgh, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 402928

James "Jim" M. Banning, Catcher, Washington Nationals, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Old Judge" series of baseball cards (N172) was issued by Goodwin & Company from 1887 to 1890 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes.. James "Jim" M. Banning, Catcher, Washington Nationals, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 403069

Illustration showing a lady skating on ice. Date: 1934

Man on skating and a dancing man with a knife, 1696 Leaf 24 Recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets. paper. ink pen skates (winter sports). man dancing alone

Charles Andrew "Duke" Farrell, Catcher, Chicago, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Old Judge" series of baseball cards (N172) was issued by Goodwin & Company from 1887 to 1890 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes.. Charles Andrew "Duke" Farrell, Catcher, Chicago, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 401754

Purcell, 1st Base, Philadelphia Athletics, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Old Judge" series of baseball cards (N172) was issued by Goodwin & Company from 1887 to 1890 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes.. Purcell, 1st Base, Philadelphia Athletics, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 400870

This 1897 illustration of man playing tennis shows him hitting a back-hand half volley. Backhand volleys are hit with the dominant hand on the left side of the body if the player right-handed and the right side of the body if the person is left-handed. A half volley is a shot where a player can't get to the ball to hit a volley before it bounces, and he doesn't have enough time to hit a full groundstroke. As a result, he lets the ball bounce and then quickly block or deflect it back to the other side of the court.

Indian tennis player, Dr A H Fyzee, one of the players in the 41st Wimbledon lawn-tennis championship in 1921. Date: 1921

Card Number 79, Guillos, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-6), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the sixth subset, N145-6. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 79, Guillos, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 647878

Sullivan, Left Field, Chicago, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco 1887 D. Buchner & Co., New York Trade cards from the "Gold Coin" series (N284), issued by D. Buchner in 1887 to promote Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco. In the American Card Catalog, Burdick named the series, "Leading Baseball Players, Police Inspectors and Captains, Jockeys, and Actors." The images in this series do not always represent the specific athletes named.. Sullivan, Left Field, Chicago, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco 400013

Joseph Abraham "Joe" Werrick, 3rd Base, Louisville Colonels, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1888 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Old Judge" series of baseball cards (N172) was issued by Goodwin & Company from 1887 to 1890 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes.. Joseph Abraham "Joe" Werrick, 3rd Base, Louisville Colonels, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes. 1888. Albumen photograph. Issued by Goodwin & Company

Fullmer and Tucker, Baltimore Orioles, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Old Judge" series of baseball cards (N172) was issued by Goodwin & Company from 1887 to 1890 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes.. Fullmer and Tucker, Baltimore Orioles, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes. 1889. Albumen photograph. Issued by Goodwin & Company

Tyrolean, from National Dances (N225, Type 1) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the series "National Dances" (N225), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Brothers Cigarettes for Kinney Tobacco Company. There were two card variations issued within the series. Type 1 cards display a white border around the edges whereas Type 2 have no border.. Tyrolean, from National Dances (N225, Type 1) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Card Number 392, Maggie Claire, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-5), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the fifth subset, N145-5. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 392, Maggie Claire, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 647092

Dancer with Discus. Louis Fleckenstein, photographer (American, 1866 - 1943) 1907-1943

Photograph in platinotype showing a fourth view of a spear thrower in motion, mounted on two cardboard sheets, produced in 1888.

Spear Bearer. Louis Fleckenstein, photographer (American, 1866 - 1943) 1907-1943

ROUALEYN GORDON-CUMMING Sportsman, gymnast and hunter of lions. Date: 1820 - 1866

Gymnast, from the Occupations for Women series (N166) for Old Judge and Dogs Head Cigarettes 1887 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Occupations for Women" series of trading cards (N166) was issued by Goodwin & Company in 1887 to promote Old Judge and Dogs Head Cigarettes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns all 50 cards in the series, as well as three duplicate cards.. Gymnast, from the Occupations for Women series (N166) for Old Judge and Dogs Head Cigarettes 400758

Weight Pulling, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Pretty Athletes" series (N196), issued in an unnumbered set of 20 cards in 1889 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. to promote Sweet Lavender, Old Gold, Black and Tan, and Hard Tack Tobacco.. Weight Pulling, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Dancers on Rooftop. Louis Fleckenstein, photographer (American, 1866 - 1943) 1907-1943

Shooting, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Pretty Athletes" series (N196), issued in an unnumbered set of 20 cards in 1889 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. to promote Sweet Lavender, Old Gold, Black and Tan, and Hard Tack Tobacco.. Shooting, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Card 32, from the Girl Cyclists series (N49) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1887 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Girl Cyclists" series (N49), issued in 1887 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights Cigarettes.. Card 32, from the Girl Cyclists series (N49) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 418821

Lawn Tennis Exercise, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Pretty Athletes" series (N196), issued in an unnumbered set of 20 cards in 1889 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. to promote Sweet Lavender, Old Gold, Black and Tan, and Hard Tack Tobacco.. Lawn Tennis Exercise, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Fly Fishing, 1889. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Etching and aquatint;

Monte Ward, New York Giants, baseball card portrait

Dancer (Archer) on Rooftop. Louis Fleckenstein, photographer (American, 1866 - 1943) 1907-1943

Albumin photograph by Ottomar Anschütz depicting a show jumping rider wearing a Hussar uniform, captured in 1885, showing horse, rider, and jumping activity.

Portrait of Cyclist Albert Zimmerman and his bicycle; Zimmerman et sa machine. The American cyclist Albert Zimmerman is dressed in sportswear, next to his bike that he holds with a hand to the wheel. This portrait made Toulouse-Lautrec as an illustration of an article about this also very popular sportsman in Europe.

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes ca. 1889 Issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd. Insert cards from the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued ca. 1890 in Canada by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes. The set has two variations of markings on verso and some card backs are blank. The Canadian issue (C190) is similar to the the American series "Sports Girls" (N463). Although entitled "Sports Girls," the series depicts women playing sports as well as chorus girls in costume.. From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes 421254

At Bat, Baseball

Card 64, from the Girl Cyclists series (N49) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1887 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Girl Cyclists" series (N49), issued in 1887 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights Cigarettes.. Card 64, from the Girl Cyclists series (N49) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 418848

Two gymnasts on the buck. Illustration in: Karl Möller "The Forward Turner", Leipzig 1909, p. 72.

Card 27, from the Girl Cyclists series (N49) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1887 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Girl Cyclists" series (N49), issued in 1887 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights Cigarettes.. Card 27, from the Girl Cyclists series (N49) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 418817

Female fencer

Physical exercises; ice skating. Two images; Above two skating boys on the ice and under five schematic views of skating figures. At the top right: pl. XIV.

Men on a Spar. Dated: c. 1876. Dimensions: sheet: 16.19 × 29.21 cm (6 3/8 × 11 1/2 in.). Medium: graphite on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Singer Sargent.

Portrait of Mills, winner of the cycling tour from Bordeaux to Paris, France, taken from a photograph of Nadar, illustration from the magazine L'Illustration, year 49, no 2518, May 30, 1891.

In Perfect Form - American Horsewoman, circa 1905

Shoch, Right Field, Washington, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes 1887 Issued by Goodwin & Company 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.. Shoch, Right Field, Washington, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes 400323

Two skaters. .

Athletic, from the Sports and Art Subjects series (N197) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. ca. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Sports and Art Subjects" series (N197), issued ca. 1889 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. to promote Straight Cut Cigarettes.. Athletic, from the Sports and Art Subjects series (N197) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. ca. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Bullfighter in an arena, Francisco de Goya, 1876 print A bull fighter (Torero) wrapped in a cape and in fight with a bull. According to the title, it concerns a student of Falces, a legendary bullfighter. A group of spectators in the stands. Numbered at the top right: 14. print maker: Spainpublisher: Paris paper etching bullfight. bull-fighter, toreador. bull. casting weapons

The circus weight lifter ,. Richard Dale McMullan Collection

Dancer with Discus. Louis Fleckenstein, photographer (American, 1866 - 1943) 1907-1943

Vanity Fair - Cricket. 'A Century Maker'. K.L. Hustings. 14 August 1907, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1907, Chromolithograph

Hooping brother and sister, in Or Before 1918 drawing cardboard. India ink (ink). pencil pen brothers or sisters (second degree family relationships). (bowling a) hoop

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair - Cricket. 'Reggie'. Reginald Herbert Spooner. 18 June 1906, 1906. Chromolithograph.

A girl with Barnum & Bailey's circus, juggles four balls which standing on the back of a cantering horse. Date: 1902

A Turkish wrestler, Ryza Bey, throwing knives. One knife is painted on the backdrop is if in mid-air! A series of cards (3 of 4) depicting a Turkish wrestler, juggler, weightlifter, strongman and entertainer. Yagli gures (Turkish wrestling) is the Turkish national sport. It is commonly known as oil wrestling (sometimes as grease wrestling) because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil. It is related to Uzbek Kurash, Tuvan Khuresh and to Tatar Koras. The wrestlers, known as pehlivan (from

Tennis Player.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Jockeys; 'Johnny', Johnny Reiff, August 23, 1900, 1900. Chromolithograph.

Portrait of Jim Fogarty, Australian boxer. "A heavyweight with a mighty punch (The Jaybreaker)" annotation. 1887

Boxers and basketball contestants from the Eastern Department participated in the elimination meet at the 69th Armory in New York City. George Danker, weighing 142 pounds, represented Fort DuPont, Delaware in the welterweight category. This photograph was taken on April 8, 1920 and was part of a records collection.

Diploma of the Polish Society of Rowing Society for the Polish Championship. Łopieński, Ignacy (1865-1941), graphic artist

Indoor athlete, second Stone , Billiards. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

A female acrobat balances on the top of a penny farthing - she rests her knee in the saddle, although the rest of the bike is not in the picture. Date: 1889

Red mill, cyclists. "Woman by bike, Paris ()". Photo club of Paris. ARISTOTYPE. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 100482-19 CYCLIST

On the ice , Ice skating

Tommy Beals, 1874 Change 2nd base. 1874. Spalding, A. G. (Albert Goodwill). Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Baseball, Boston Braves (Baseball team), Infielders (Baseball), Beals, Tommy, 1850-1915

Two athletes playing a game with sticks joined by a twisted thong Chasselat, Charles Abraham, 1782-1843. still image. 1789 - 1819. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Athletes, Sports , Greece , To 499

Card Number 376, Maggie Claire, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-5), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the fifth subset, N145-5. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Illustration depicting two men playing curling in Canada. Dated 19th century

A Fair Tackle - American Football as played in 1887

Trapeze Exercise, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Pretty Athletes" series (N196), issued in an unnumbered set of 20 cards in 1889 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. to promote Sweet Lavender, Old Gold, Black and Tan, and Hard Tack Tobacco.. Trapeze Exercise, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Physical exercises; Climbing and hoops. Boys do gymnastic exercises: right exercises with a hoop and links climbing in a tree. At the top right: pl. VIII.

Animal locomotion. Plate 342 , Men, Boxing, Human locomotion, an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements

Two Tennis Players, Tennis

German ice dance, 1/5/16

Sport. Bicycle. Drais. Draisine. 19th Century

This 1897 illustration of a lawn tennis player shows him hitting what is known as a "smash." A smash in tennis is a shot that is hit above the hitter's head with a serve-like motion. It is also referred to as an overhead.

Vintage fencing match between Rossignol and De Smedt 1905

Candee rubber boots - now here's fishing superfine! Here's the angler's joy complete! Four pound trout upon our line, 'Candee' boots upon your feet. , Men, Fishing & hunting gear, Rubber footwear, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Caricature of Lester Berchart Reiff (1877-1948), American jockey on the horse Hippisme 1902

Animal locomotion. Plate 331 , Men, Boxing, Human locomotion, an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements

Postcard of Sportswoman with Fishing Rods. ca. 1917, 'I am all ready to go fishing. Will you come along with me I had splendid luck, last year, using the 'Vernley Rod' and the Celebrated 'Y. & E.' Reel. The best sport can be had by using good tackle - I always insist on getting tackle made by Horrocks-Ibbotson Company, with this trademark.' BEST BY TEST Horrocks-Ibbotson Co. Makers of Fishing Tackle, Utica, N.Y.

Animal locomotion. Plate 331 , Men, Boxing, Human locomotion, an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements

Eclipse / Ninth year / N ° 379 / Sunday 30 January 1876 / Winter races, by Gill.

Boys Playing Leap Frog 1883-86, printed 1887 Eadweard Muybridge American, born Britain The more than seven hundred movement studies in Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion series range from methodical investigations of the torqued actions of men, women, and a veritable bestiary to compendia of the more banal actions of daily life. Progenitors of filmic technology, Muybridge’s sequences, often reconfigured for legibility rather than strict accuracy, were intended both for scientific scrutiny and artistic investigation.. Boys Playing Leap Frog. Eadweard Muybridge (British and American, Kingston upon Thames 1830-1904 Kingston upon Thames). 1883-86, printed 1887. Collotype. Photographs

Clarkson, Pitcher, Boston, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1887-90 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Old Judge" series of baseball cards (N172) was issued by Goodwin & Company from 1887 to 1890 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes.. Clarkson, Pitcher, Boston, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes 401371

Norway: 1915. Oscar Mathisen, world speed skating champion. He was World All-Around Champion:1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914. He also set 14 world records.

John Holtum stopping a cannon ball in flight.

A young batsman. Date: 1886

Physical exercises; Struggling A, Daniël Vrevalwaard (I), After Jacob Smies, 1806 print Two images of two wrestling boys. Top right: pl. VII. Amsterdam paper etching fighting contest (sport)

Vanity Fair: Jockeys; Otto Madden, July 25, 1900, Godfrey Douglas Giles, 1857-1941, British, 1900, Chromolithograph

(Men boxing) Sketchbook mainly of activities of Aborigines and Whites. Date/Period: 1890. Drawing. Height: 202 mm (7.95 in); Width: 162 mm (6.37 in). Author: Tommy McRAE-Kwatkwat people.

Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878 - 1960), English tennis player and seven time winner of the ladies' singles title at Wimbledon between 1903 and 1914. Pictured here in 1919 when she was beaten by Suzanne Lenglen in the final. Date: 1913

A German lady player returns a shot Date: circa 1913

Maj. J.G. Ritchie, Olympic Champion tennis

Published by Vincent Robert Alfred Brooks, 1814-1885, British, Jockeys of the Victorian and Edwardian Turf executed by Spy and others for the 'Vanity Fair' Series. Chromolithograph.

Le Sourire introduces the new American sport of 'roller wheel' Date: 1927

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes ca. 1889 Issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd. Insert cards from the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued ca. 1890 in Canada by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes. The set has two variations of markings on verso and some card backs are blank. The Canadian issue (C190) is similar to the the American series "Sports Girls" (N463). Although entitled "Sports Girls," the series depicts women playing sports as well as chorus girls in costume.. From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes 421243

Albumin photograph by Ottomar Anschütz showing a show jumping rider in a Hussar uniform in 1885, depicting horse and rider performing a jump.

Fly-fishing Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). , 1889. Etching, Image: 17 3/8 x 22 7/16 in. (44.1 x 57 cm). American Art 1889

Study of a standing man and an arm. Study of a standing man, leaning back with stick in hand and a study of an arm.

Fred Rickaby, English jockey 1901.Artist: Spy

Female tennis player, illustration by J Martini, woodcut by Richard Bong (1853-1935) from Moderne Kunst (Modern Art), illustrated magazine published by Richard Bong, 1892, Year VI, Berlin.

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