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19th-century portrait cards of actresses, emphasizing stylish attire and historical context, promoting tobacco products of the time.

Portrait of Berthe Legrand (Ad�le Blanchart Dite, 1850-1910), (Actress) Portrait of Berthe Legrand (said Ad�le Blanchart, 1850-1910), Actress. 1860-1890. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Photograph of Disderi & Cie.
Portrait of Berthe Legrand (Ad�le Blanchart Dite, 1850-1910), (Actress) Portrait of Berthe Legrand (said Ad�le Blanchart, 1850-1910), Actress. 1860-1890. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Photograph of Disderi & Cie.
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Imperial Eleanore. Julia Margaret Cameron (British, born India, 1815 - 1879)
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Sarah Bernhardt as Theodora
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Portrait of Guillotti Clemence or Guiotti, (actress at the theater of Gait�) Portrait of Clemence Guillotti or Guiotti, (actress at the theater of gaita). Business card (front) .Tire on albuminum paper. Between 1860-1890. Photograph of Gaston, Mathieu and Cie.
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Yours sincerely Julia Marlowe Dec 5/'88
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Mrs. Oates , Actresses, Opera singers, Burlesque shows, Oates, Alice, 1849-1887, Carte de Visite Collection
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Mlle. Roge, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes ca. 1891 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-8), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the eighth subset, N145-8. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Mlle. Roge, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 649585
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Mrs. James Brown Potter, from World's Beauties, Series 1 (N26) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1888 Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from "World's Beauties," Series 1 (N26), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes.. Mrs. James Brown Potter, from World's Beauties, Series 1 (N26) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 410034
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Card Number 44, Giroux, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-1), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the first subset, N145-1. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 44, Giroux, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. 1880s. Albumen photograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)
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Carl Pietzner's portrait is printed on silver gelatin paper and mounted on two layers of cardboard.
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Alice Verden as Karla Reichersberg-Wallot
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Vokes, Victoria , Actresses, Carte de Visite Collection
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EMMA CALVET (1858 - 1942), French opera singer with flowers in her hair
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Photograph of American model and actress Evelyn Nesbit, 1902
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Portrait of Avelina Carrera (1871-1939), Spanish singer (bust). Varischi e Artico (Mediolan ; zakład fotograficzny ; 1900-1933), photo studio
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Miss Fortesque, from World's Beauties, Series 1 (N26) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from "World's Beauties," Series 1 (N26), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Actress wearing flowered bodice with pink ribbon bow, from Stars of the Stage, First Series (N129) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. American Original lithograph by Knapp & Company American 1890 Trade cards from the set "Stars of the Stage, First Series" (N129), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards in 1890 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. View more. Actress wearing flowered bodice with pink ribbon bow, from Stars of the Stage, First Series (N129) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. Original lithograph by Knapp & Company (American, New York). 1890. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)
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Blanche Thornton/ Clara Davenport/ Florence Baker, Corsair Co./ Maud Waldemere, Corsair Co., from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 4) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 4), 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.. Blanche Thornton/ Clara Davenport/ Florence Baker, Corsair Co./ Maud Waldemere, Corsair Co., from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 4) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 416091
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Card Number 83, Geraldine Ulmer, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-2), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the second subset, N145-2. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 83, Geraldine Ulmer, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. 1880s. Albumen photograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)
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Julia Marlowe
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Bliżej Kultury Hanfstaengl, Fr.
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Helene Gingold (b.1867). British novelist and poet. Portrait. Engraving of "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana" 1890.
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Card Number 555, Fanny Rice, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-7), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the seventh subset, N145-7. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 555, Fanny Rice, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 648466
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Card Number 302, Mlle. Perviani, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-5), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the fifth subset, N145-5. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 302, Mlle. Perviani, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 647478
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Ksenia Sadovskaya, Anonymous
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Dutailly, Variettees/ Beaumaine, Variettees/ Beaumaine, Variettees, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 4) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 4), 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.. Dutailly, Variettees/ Beaumaine, Variettees/ Beaumaine, Variettees, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 4) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 416105
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Card Number 542, Mrs. James Brown Potter, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-7), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the seventh subset, N145-7. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 542, Mrs. James Brown Potter, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 648448
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Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset. The tale is of a young boy, John Ridd, whose father is killed by Scottish outlaws - the Doones. Exiled to a remote part of Exmoor (which is in England's West Country and now a National Park), they rob travelers and local farms. Living amongst them is the pretty Lorna Doone, kidnapped by them as an infant. Ridd falls in love with her.
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Portrait of Anastazja Szczepkowska (1850-1927), singer. Pusch, Maurycy (1828-1901/1902), photographer
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Beauty Triumphs. - "Innocence" - another type that appealed in 1902. One of 24 beauty queens selected in the first photographic beauty contest ever held - it was staged by a noted Paris magazine in 1902. November 16, 1950. (Photo by Schoenfeld Collection of Camera Features).
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Card Number 602, Celia Ellis, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-3), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the third subset, N145-3. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 602, Celia Ellis, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 646208
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Ellen Alice Terry, (1847-1928), English actress, here as Ophelia in the tragedy Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Photogravure c.1895
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Five portraits of singers and actors: Baretta worms, Odesdaazas, Barety (Baretti), Regnard and Dumeny.Part of a French Amateur Album with Photos of France, Algeria, Palmyra, The 1900 World Exhibition and Famous Fransen.
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Portrait of Aimée-Marie Roger-Miclos (1860-1950), pianist (head, profile). unknown, photographer
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Miss Wilmont, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company American Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N245), issued in 1890 by Kinney Brothers Tobacco to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes.. Miss Wilmont, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 657539
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Portret van Aimée Tessandier, actress, c. 1890 - C. 1900 photograph Part of album of a French amateur with photos of France, Algeria, Palmyra, the World Exhibition of 1900 and well -known French. France paper. photographic support carbon print portrait of actor, actress France
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Yours truly, Annie Pixley
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Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt.
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Dutailly, Variettees/ Gillet, Opera Comique/ Carmen, Gaitee, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 4) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 4), 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.. Dutailly, Variettees/ Gillet, Opera Comique/ Carmen, Gaitee, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 4) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 416089
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May Waldron, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company American Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N245), issued in 1890 by Kinney Brothers Tobacco to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes.. May Waldron, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 657446
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Marie Follette as an Egyptian, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes 1900 Reproduction of painting by Frederick Moladore Spiegle Trade cards from the "Actresses" series (T1), published in 1900 by the American Tobacco Company to promote Turkish Trophy Cigarettes. Twenty-five card set reproduced from original paintings by artist F.M. Spiegle.. Marie Follette as an Egyptian, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes 422872
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Annie Summerville, Corsair Co., from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 6) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American 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.. Annie Summerville, Corsair Co., from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 6) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 416542
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Life of Edwin Booth, from the Histories of Poor Boys and Famous People series of booklets (N79) for Duke brand cigarettes 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. American Miniature booklets from the "Histories of Poor Boys and Other Famous People" series (N79), issued in a set of 50 booklets in 1888 to promote W. Duke Sons & Co. brand cigarettes. Each booklet consists of 16 pages with covers and includes the rags to riches biography of a famous figure.. Life of Edwin Booth, from the Histories of Poor Boys and Famous People series of booklets (N79) for Duke brand cigarettes. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)
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'Miss Lily Elsie', (1886-1962), The Merry Widow".', c1930. Creator: Unknown.
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Miss Williams, from the Actresses series (N246), Type 2, issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sporting Extra Cigarettes ca. 1890 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company American Trade cards from the set "Actresses" (N246), issued ca. 1890 by Kinney Brothers Tobacco to promote Sporting Extra Cigarettes. There are two types of cards in the series, varying by size.. Miss Williams, from the Actresses series (N246), Type 2, issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sporting Extra Cigarettes. ca. 1890. Albumen photograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
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Portrait of Miss Constance MacDonald Gilchrist. Elliott & Fry; English, 1863-1919. Date: 1877. Dimensions: 14.5 × 10.4 cm (image/paper); 15.7 × 10.9 cm (mount). Albumen print, cabinet card. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Portrait of Mademoiselle Constance Smith. Edma Queenedey (1756-1830). "Portrait of Mademoiselle Constance Smith". Physionotrace. 1786-1830.
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Portrait of Isadora Duncan (1878-1927), United States Dancer of Irish Origin - entire figure in stage costume (photograph with autograph from the year 1904). unknown, photographer, Idzikowski, Jan Wacław (1861-), photo studio
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Portrait of Mary Boyer, Payers (the whole character) - photography with dedication for Aleksander Rajchman from November 1910; Ermini, Adolfo (Fl. Ca 1910); around 1910; before 11.1910 (1905-00-00-1910-00-00);Boyer, Mary (Fl. Ca 1910), Boyer, Mary (Fl. Ca 1910) - dedication from, Boyer, Mary (Fl. Ca 1910) - iconography, Rajchman, Aleksander (1855-1915), Rajchman, Aleksander (1855- 1915) - dedication for, Rajchman, Aleksander (1855-1915) - collection, dedications, hats, women's hats, opera (artist), portraits, women's portraits, singers
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Portrait of Rochetti, actress at the theater of the gaiety. Portrait of Rochetti, actress at the theater of the gaiety. Business card (front). Photography of Ulric Grob. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.
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Portrait of Madame Henri de Reignier, born Marie de H�r�dia Jean-Louis Faurain (1852-1931). Portrait of Mrs. Henri de Reignier, Born Marie de H�r�dia, 1907.
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Bliej Kultury Luckhardt, Fritz (1843 1894)
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Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923). French actress. Portrait. Engraving by Carretero, 1882.
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Ten portraits of singers and actors: Marais, Mario, Descorval, Samé, Cocquelin, Vogel, Dunoyer, Grisier-Montbazone, Lamy and Berthelier, c. 1880 - c. 1900 photograph. photomontage Part of album of a French amateur with photos of France, Algeria, Palmyra, the World Exhibition of 1900 and well -known French. Europe paper. photographic support carbon print opera-singer (female). opera-singer (male). portrait of actor, actress Europe
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Julia Margaret Cameron, Mrs Keene, 1866 Mrs. Keene
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Mdlle. Duverney, from the Actresses series (N246), Type 2, issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sporting Extra Cigarettes ca. 1890 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company American Trade cards from the set "Actresses" (N246), issued ca. 1890 by Kinney Brothers Tobacco to promote Sporting Extra Cigarettes. There are two types of cards in the series, varying by size.. Mdlle. Duverney, from the Actresses series (N246), Type 2, issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sporting Extra Cigarettes. ca. 1890. Albumen photograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
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From the Actresses series (N57) promoting Our Little Beauties Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products 1890 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actresses" series (N57), issued in 1890 to promote Our Little Beauties Cigarettes distributed by Allen & Ginter.. From the Actresses series (N57) promoting Our Little Beauties Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products 422196
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From the Actresses series (N57) promoting Our Little Beauties Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (7.3 × 3.8 cm). Lithographer: A. Hoen & Co. (American). Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1890.Trade cards from the "Actresses" series (N57), issued in 1890 to promote Our Little Beauties Cigarettes distributed by Allen & Ginter. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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raiaa: opera in 3 aen Traviata. Yiddish טראוויאטא פראגראמקע. Theater programs, Programs, Photographs, Portraits. 1908. Dorot Jewish Division. Jewish arts, Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967, Verdi, Giuseppe, 1801-1913 , Traviata