What's your Sport?

Depictions of athletes and athletic endeavors from other times and places—some fascinating and some fun—can be found in nearly every area of The Met.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

an old baseball card with a man standing in the grass and holding his hand on his hip

New York Drawing

American Card

Antique Images

Historical Characters

Issued by D. Buchner & Co., New York | Polhemus, Right Field, Indianapolis, from the Gold Coin serie

Polhemus, Right Field, Indianapolis, 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

an old - fashioned baseball card features a man in blue pants and a white shirt

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Issued by D. Buchner & Co., New York | Richardson, Left Field, Detroit, from the Gold Coin series (N

Richardson, Left Field, Detroit, 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

an old baseball card with a man holding his hands behind his back and the words people's catcher brooklyn on it

IPeoples, Catcher, Brooklyn, from the Gold Coin N284 Issued by D. Buchner & Co., New York |

Peoples, Catcher, Brooklyn, 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

an old - fashioned baseball card shows a man in pinstripe uniform holding a bat

Phillips,1st Base, Brooklyn, from the Gold Coin series (N284) D. Buchner & Co., New York |

Phillips,1st Base, Brooklyn, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco, D. Buchner & Co., New York (American, 19th century), Commercial color lithograph reproducing drawing

an old postage stamp with a woman holding a tennis racquet in her hand

Lacrosse, from the Games and Sports series (N165) Issued by Goodwin & Company |

Lacrosse, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes, Issued by Goodwin & Company, Commercial color lithograph

an old wooden stick with a circular handle on it's end is standing upright against a gray background

Miniature Lacrosse Stick | Mesquakie or Potawatomi | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miniature Lacrosse Stick, Wood, Native -tanned skin, Mesquakie or Potawatomi

Card Drawing

Myers, Shortstop, Washington, from the Gold Coin series Issued by D. Buchner & Co., New York |

Myers, Shortstop, 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

an old baseball card with a man in uniform

Meyers, Catcher, Indianapolis, from the Gold Coin series (N284) D. Buchner & Co., New York

Meyers, Catcher, Indianapolis, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco, D. Buchner & Co., New York (American, 19th century), Commercial color lithograph reproducing drawing

an old baseball card with a man standing on the field in front of trees and grass

Cooperstown Trading Pins Baseball

Central America

Red And Gold

Radbourn, Pitcher, Boston, from the Gold Coin series (N284) Issued by D. Buchner & Co., New York

Radbourn, Pitcher, Boston, 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

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes, Issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd. (Montreal), Commercial color lithograph Vintage Typography, Advertising Poster, Vintage Magazines, Vintage Labels, Football Cards, Paper Ephemera, Vintage Ephemera, Sport Girl

Issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd. | From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by th

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes, Issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd. (Montreal), Commercial color lithograph