Lady Alphonsine from the Actresses series (N402) issued by Aug. Beck & Co. to promote Yum Yum Tobacco
Trade card from the "Actresses" series (N402), issued ca. 1888 by Aug. Beck & Co. to promote Yum Yum Tobacco. Brand name on lower border: SMOKE AND CHEW/ "YUM YUM" TOBACCO. Back, stamped in purple ink: SMOKE and CHEW/ "YUM YUM."/ Upon the return of 100 of these/ Photographs, we will send you by/ mail one Elegant Japanned Tin Pa-/ tent Folding Lunch or Picnic Box./ AUG. BECK & CO., Chicago, Ill.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lady Alphonsine from the Actresses series (N402) issued by Aug. Beck & Co. to promote Yum Yum Tobacco
- Publisher: August Beck & Co.
- Date: ca. 1888
- Medium: Albumen photograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 7/16 in. (6.6 × 3.6 cm)
- Classifications: Photographs, Ephemera
- Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
- Object Number: Burdick 225, N402.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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