A.S. Colyar, The Nashville Daily American, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1887

"A.S. Colyar, The Nashville Daily American" is a chromolithograph card from the *American Editors* series, produced by Allen & Ginter for their cigarette brand in 1887. The card features a portrait of A.S. Colyar, the editor of the *Nashville Daily American*, alongside an illustration of a steamboat navigating a river with a caption that reads "Steamer on the Tennessee Warped through the 'Suck.'" The card, typical of the *American Editors* series, combines a realistic portrait with a scene depicting a significant event in the subject's life. This piece, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a fascinating example of the 19th-century printmaking technique used to produce these cards for marketing purposes.