Frankie Raymond, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

"Frankie Raymond" from the Actresses series of trade cards was produced in 1890 by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. The black and white photograph depicts actress Frankie Raymond, posing in a simple white dress and looking away from the camera with her hand resting on her cheek. This trade card, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, is a small but telling example of how tobacco companies used imagery, particularly of popular actresses, to promote their products in the late 19th century.