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

"Miss Rivers, from the Actresses series" is a monochrome photograph from 1890 by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company, part of a larger series of cards produced to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. The card features a portrait of Miss Rivers, an actress of the time, dressed in a theatrical costume, captured in a posed, theatrical style. The image exemplifies the use of collectible cards for brand marketing in the late 19th century and provides a glimpse into the lives of popular stage performers during that era. The card is now part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.