Mlle. Mayer, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

"Mlle. Mayer" is a carte de visite, a type of small photograph popular in the 19th century, produced by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1890 as part of their "Actresses" series to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. The image portrays a woman, likely an actress of the time, in a theatrical costume, holding a tambourine above her head. The photograph, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a glimpse into the social and commercial practices of late 19th-century America.