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Mike "King" Kelly, Baseball Player, from World's Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Publisher Allen & Ginter American
Lithographer Lindner, Eddy & Claus American
1887
Not on view
Baseball trade card from "World's Champions," Series 1 (N28), issued in 1887 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mike "King" Kelly, Baseball Player, from World's Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes
  • Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
  • Lithographer: Lindner, Eddy & Claus (American, New York)
  • Date: 1887
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: 63.350.201.28.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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