Hardly built to endure the rigors behind the plate at 5-foot-8, 155 pounds, former star Lave Cross earned most of his notoriety at the hot corner, where his assist record stood until Eddie Mathews broke it in 1964. This 1888 cabinet photo depicts Cross clad in the “tools of ignorance.” With the likeness used in Cross’ Old Judge Cigarettes N172 collectible, this 3-7/8 x 5-1/2” sepia-toned portrait was captured by New York’s Goodwin & Co. and is matted to 6-6/7 x 9-1/16”. More on our website.

Identifiers as they appeared on the original negative accent the piece. A very tiny instance of paper loss does not impinge upon Cross' image.