"Watch him kick it," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1888 - 1889
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"Watch him kick it," from the *Terrors of America* set, is a chromolithograph trade card issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. Printed between 1888 and 1889, the card depicts a young boy, likely a street urchin, watching a ragged man kick a hat. This humorous scene exemplifies the use of trade cards as a form of early advertising, and they are now considered a valuable source for documenting social history and popular culture in the late 19th century. This card can be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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