Little Imogene Washburn, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

This 1890 photographic print, "Little Imogene Washburn," is part of the "Actresses" series issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company to promote their Sweet Caporal cigarettes. The print features a young girl in a white dress and is a sepia-toned, full-length portrait. It exemplifies a trend of the late 19th century to use images of children to advertise products, especially tobacco. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this print and it is a unique piece of cultural history and advertising from the Gilded Age.