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Chief, Marquesas Islands, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes

Publisher Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company American
1888
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Trade cards from the "MIlitary Series" (N224), issued in 1888 by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes.

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Object Information
  • Title: Chief, Marquesas Islands, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes
  • Publisher: Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
  • Date: 1888
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 218, N224.605
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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