Sadie Cortelyou, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889

"Sadie Cortelyou, from the Actresses series" is a trade card from 1889, featuring a portrait of the actress Sadie Cortelyou by William S. Kimball & Company. The card features a posed photograph of Cortelyou, dressed in a white gown, and seated with a feathered boa draped over her arm, against a backdrop of a tree. This card is part of a series of trade cards advertising Wm. S. Kimball & Co.'s cigarettes. The small size of the card was common for the time, and the overall aesthetic is typical of advertising of the era. "Sadie Cortelyou, from the Actresses series" can be viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.