From the Girls and Children series (N64) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products 1886

This colorful chromolithograph from the “Girls and Children” series was created in 1886 by Allen & Ginter to promote their Virginia Brights cigarettes. The image depicts a young child sitting in a high chair, holding a spoon and gazing at the viewer. It is a small, charming example of an advertising trade card, a popular format of the time. The vibrant colors and playful imagery of the child, typical of the trade card genre, likely resonated with a broad audience, associating the tobacco brand with wholesome family life.