Lena Lorraine, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

This black and white photograph, *Lena Lorraine,* from the *Actresses* series, is one of a set of cards produced in 1890 by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. The card features a formal portrait of Lena Lorraine, an actress of the time, posed in a seated position, holding a fabric drape around her. The card is a prime example of the use of celebrity endorsements to market consumer goods in the late 19th Century, and is currently part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection in New York, NY.