Happy New Year 1890, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 - 1890

"Happy New Year 1890" is a trade card from the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company's "New Years 1890" series, created in 1889–90. The card depicts a man, dressed in red and black, tumbling headfirst through a doorway labeled "1890," leaving the year "1889" behind as he disappears into "Oblivion." The humorous depiction of the passage of time and the use of bright colors were likely intended to appeal to the general public of the late 19th century. The card is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.