[Young girl playing with doll], Richmond Straight Cut No. 1 Cigarettes from Allen & Ginter Advertising Cards (HP1a)

1880s

Not on view

From Allen & Ginter Advertising Cards (HP1a). Issued in the1880s by Allen & Ginter, Richmond Virginia. Thin gold borders, Photo image of young girl seated holding doll. Printed at top: RICHMOND STRAIGHT CUT/ No.1. At bottom: CIGARETTES/ ARE THE BEST. Note: HP1a has been assigned as a "catch all" for advertising cards from a number of companies including Allen & Ginter, Duke, Goodwin and Kimball and covers a large number of and wide variety of subjects and images.

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Provenance

Title: [Young girl playing with doll], Richmond Straight Cut No. 1 Cigarettes from Allen & Ginter Advertising Cards (HP1a)
Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
Date: 1880s
Medium: Albumen photograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 15/16 × 5 1/16 in. (20.2 × 12.8 cm)
Classifications: Photographs, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: Burdick 5, HP1a.82
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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