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From the Sports Girls series (N463) for Old Port Plug Tobacco

Publisher Issued by Old Port Plug Tobacco American
ca. 1889
Not on view
The "Sports Girls" series of trading cards (N463) was issued by Old Port Plug Tobacco in the late 1880's to promote the company's tobacco products. This series was issued twice, by Cameron & Sizer and Old Port Plug. Each version of the series is identical except for the tobacco company named on the card recto.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: From the Sports Girls series (N463) for Old Port Plug Tobacco
  • Publisher: Issued by Old Port Plug Tobacco (American)
  • Date: ca. 1889
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: 63.350.226.463.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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