Rose Coghlan, from the Actresses and Celebrities series (N60, Type 2) promoting Little Beauties Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products 1887

This carte-de-visite, printed in 1887 by Allen & Ginter, is a promotional piece for "Little Beauties" cigarettes from the "Actresses and Celebrities" series. The image features Rose Coghlan, a popular actress of the time, in a fur-trimmed hat and coat. These small, collectible cards were often given away with tobacco products, and are considered a valuable artifact in the history of advertising and 19th-century popular culture.