Salmon, from Fish from American Waters series (N39) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1889

This lithograph, "Salmon," from the "Fish from American Waters" series, was created in 1889 by Allen & Ginter as a collectible trading card for their brand of cigarettes. The card depicts a realistic illustration of a salmon in a body of water, with three fishermen and a boat in the background. The card is an example of chromolithography, a printing technique that uses multiple lithographic stones to create color images. It is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY.