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Card No. 1, from the advertising card series "Cabinet Photos, Allen & Ginter" (H807, Type 2), issued by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights Cigarettes

Publisher Issued by Allen & Ginter American
1884–85
Not on view
Cabinet card photographs issued as advertising cards for the series "Cabinet Photos, Allen & Ginter" (H807), issued in the mid-1880s to promote Allen & Ginter cigarette brands. There are four types of cards in the series: Type 1 cards are labeled "Black Stocking Nine"; Type 2 cards depict the "Polka Dot Nine"; Type 3 cards are titled "Girl Cyclists"; and Type 4 cards represent "Yacht Club Contestants".

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Object Information
  • Title: Card No. 1, from the advertising card series "Cabinet Photos, Allen & Ginter" (H807, Type 2), issued by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights Cigarettes
  • Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
  • Date: 1884–85
  • Medium: Albumen print, cabinet card
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 3/16 in. (16.5 x 10.6 cm)
  • Classifications: Photographs, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 5, H807.5
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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