O'Brien, 1st Base, Washington, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

Issued by D. Buchner & Co., New York American

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(Billy) O'Brien, 1st Base, Washington, trade card from the "Gold Coin" series (N284), issued by D. Buchner in 1887 to promote Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco. In the American Card Catalog, Burdick refers to the series as "Leading Baseball Players, Police Inspectors and Captains, Jockeys, and Actors." The images in this series do not always represent the specific athletes named.

O'Brien, 1st Base, Washington, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco, Issued by D. Buchner & Co., New York (American, 19th century), Commercial color lithograph reproducing drawing

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