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

This is a carte-de-visite, a type of small photograph popular in the 19th century. It is part of a series of cards featuring actresses produced by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. The card shows Cora Strong, an actress, wearing a light-colored dress with a large bow. The card is a part of the "Actresses" series and is from the year 1890, currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Carte-de-visites were often given as gifts or used as calling cards and represented a form of commercial advertising for the tobacco company.