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

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

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This colorful chromolithograph card from the "From the Girls and Children series" is a humorous advertisement for Virginia Brights Cigarettes, produced by Allen & Ginter in 1886. The card depicts a young boy in a flamboyant outfit, holding a mirror and pointing to a sign that reads "Virgin Brights." The image uses a playful, whimsical style to promote the brand to a wide audience, appealing to both children and adults with its vibrant colors and engaging subject matter. This is a prime example of the use of trade cards as a form of early advertising.

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