Mlle. Elisa Saracco, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

"Mlle. Elisa Saracco" is a sepia-toned photograph from the *Actresses* series of trading cards issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1890. It depicts the actress Mlle. Elisa Saracco in a seated pose, wearing a light-colored dress and a fur shawl. The card, which measures 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 in., is a prime example of the use of celebrity imagery in the late 19th-century American tobacco industry. The card is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City. These cards, which are now considered collectible items, are often found in old cigarette packs.