Carrie Behr, Corsair Co., from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 6) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter

ca. 1888 · Albumen photograph · Drawings and Prints

Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 6), issued ca. 1888 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights, Dixie, Our Little Beauties and Opera Puffs Cigarettes. Type 4 cards from the N45 series contain four miniature portraits of actresses on one card. Type 6 cards are a bit larger in dimension than the other types in the N45 series.

Artist

Allen & Ginter

Date

ca. 1888

Medium

Albumen photograph

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick