From the Girls and Children series (N64) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products 1886

This 1886 trade card from Allen & Ginter promotes their "Virginia Brights" cigarettes. The card features a young girl in a blue dress and red bonnet, standing next to a cow. This charming image, part of the “Girls and Children” series, utilizes a childlike theme to appeal to a wide audience. The card’s size, at just 2 5/8 × 1 1/2 inches, suggests it was intended for personal collection or distribution as part of a larger promotional campaign. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses this small but significant piece of advertising history.