Edna Wallace-Hopper, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

This is a black and white photograph of Edna Wallace Hopper, an American actress, from the “Actresses” series of trading cards issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1890. The image features Hopper casually sitting on a table, holding a cigarette in her hand. The Kinney Brothers were known for their use of celebrity endorsements for their "Sweet Caporal" cigarettes. The trading cards were given away free with each pack of cigarettes and were extremely popular, becoming a collector's item in the late 19th century. The photograph is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City.