Greer, Fielder from Baseball Players series (N403) issued by Aug. Beck & Co. to promote Yum Yum Tobacco

Publisher Issued by August Beck & Co.
1888
Not on view
Trade card from Baseball Players series (N403), issued in 1888 by August Beck & Company to promote Yum Yum Tobacco. Brand name on lower border: SMOKE AND CHEW/ "YUM YUM" TOBACCO/ A. BECK & CO., CHICAGO. ILL. Blank back. Player pictured: Ed Greer.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Greer, Fielder from Baseball Players series (N403) issued by Aug. Beck & Co. to promote Yum Yum Tobacco
  • Publisher: Issued by August Beck & Co.
  • Date: 1888
  • Medium: Albumen photograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 9/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.5 × 3.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Photographs, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 225, N403.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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