Fiery-Tailed Sun Bird, from Birds of the Tropics series (N38) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Publisher Issued by Allen & Ginter American

Lithographer George S. Harris & Sons American

1889

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Trade cards from the "Birds of the Tropics" series (N38), issued in 1889 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. This series is a physically larger version of the "Birds of the Tropics" set (N5), including the corresponding small card design with other pictorial matter added.

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Title: Fiery-Tailed Sun Bird, from Birds of the Tropics series (N38) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes
Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia)
Date: 1889
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.3 x 8.3 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: 63.350.202.38.12
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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