From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes
Insert cards from the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued ca. 1890 in Canada by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes. The set has two variations of markings on verso and some card backs are blank. The Canadian issue (C190) is similar to the the American series "Sports Girls" (N463). Although entitled "Sports Girls," the series depicts women playing sports as well as chorus girls in costume.
Artwork Details
- Title: From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes
- Publisher: Issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd. (Montreal)
- Date: ca. 1889
- Medium: Commercial color lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in. (6.6 x 3.7 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
- Object Number: 63.350.257.190.5
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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