Card 430, Minnie Palmer, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1885 - 1891

This is a collectible trading card featuring actress Minnie Palmer from the "Actors and Actresses" series produced by Allen & Ginter for Virginia Brights Cigarettes. The card, printed between 1885 and 1891, showcases a posed portrait of Palmer, likely taken from a studio photograph. The card is a prime example of trade cards, a popular form of advertising in the 19th century, where companies would offer these cards as premiums for purchasing their product, Virginia Brights cigarettes in this case. These cards are now highly sought after by collectors of ephemera and are important historical artifacts reflecting the cultural and social landscape of the late 19th century.