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Lillian Blow in Colors of the Royal Sail Yacht Club, from the Yacht Colors of the World series (N91) for Duke brand cigarettes

Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. American
Lithographer Knapp & Company American

1889

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Trade cards from the "Yacht Colors of the World" series (N91), issued in a set of 50 cards in 1889 to promote Duke's Cigarettes. Each card depicts a famous actress or beauty dressed in the colors of a specific yacht club.

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Title: Lillian Blow in Colors of the Royal Sail Yacht Club, from the Yacht Colors of the World series (N91) for Duke brand cigarettes

Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Lithographer: Knapp & Company (American, New York)

Date: 1889

Medium: Commercial color lithograph

Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 cm)

Classifications: Prints, Ephemera

Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick

Accession Number: 63.350.204.91.37

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The United States and Canada, 1800-1900 A.D.

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