Tobacco Card: Sarah Bernhardt, Duke Cigarettes, circa 1885 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.
Trade Card for Blankenstein's, Tobacco Merchants 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.
Trade Card for P. Whitlock, Celebrated Old Virginia Cheroots and Cigarettes 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.]
Trade Card: H. Seidenberg, "The After-Lunch Cigarettes", New York, NY 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.