Dora Wiley, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889

"Dora Wiley, from the Actresses series" is a cabinet card photograph produced by William S. Kimball & Company in 1889. It features a portrait of the actress Dora Wiley, likely taken for a tobacco card series advertising Wm. S. Kimball & Co.'s cigarettes. The image showcases Wiley in a theatrical costume, standing against a backdrop of foliage, with a wistful expression, capturing a popular genre of the time: theatrical portraiture. The cabinet card format, with its distinctive size and paper quality, was commonly used for portraits and promotional imagery in the late 19th century.