May Ten Broeck, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

This is a black and white photograph of actress May Ten Broeck, produced by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1890. This card was one of a series of collectible cards given away with Sweet Caporal Cigarettes to promote the product. Ten Broeck is dressed in a striped top and a large hat and sits perched on a window sill, which creates a dramatic, theatrical effect. The photograph is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York.