Subject: Cigarettes

Trade card featuring Sarah Bernhardt, advertising Duke Cigarettes. The card dates from circa 1885. The card's geographic location is uncertain; however, Duke Cigarettes were an American brand. The card is part of Collection E and is located in the Archives, Manuscript Collection 56, Box 14, Folder 15.

This trade card advertises Blankenstein's, a tobacco merchant with locations at 630 Eighth Avenue and the corner of Vesey Street and Church Street in New York City. The front of the card features a group of children looking up at a man holding a sign, which is too faded to be deciphered. The back of the card is blank. The card has a blue border. The card appears to be from the early 1900s, but the exact date is unknown.

This trade card advertises P. Whitlock, a tobacco merchant in Richmond, Virginia. The front of the card is shaped like an artist's palette with a little girl holding a red and black paintbrush in the center. The card has a yellow border. The verso is blank. [The Whitlock family was an early Jewish family in Virginia.]

This trade card advertises H. Seidenberg's "The After-Lunch Cigarettes." The card features an image that appears to depict a stylishly dressed man enjoying a cigarette after lunch. The overall aesthetic suggests a late 19th-century or early 20th-century style. The text is prominently displayed, indicating the brand name, "The After-Lunch Cigarettes." The back of the card is blank. There is a second image in the record, but it is not described because only one image is available to view.