Henry Watterson, The Louisville Courier Journal, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1887

This chromolithograph card, from the American Editors series by Allen & Ginter for their cigarette brand, features a portrait of Henry Watterson, editor of *The Louisville Courier Journal*. The card was printed in 1887. The left side of the card depicts a scene inside Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, showing a group of people in a boat navigating the underground lake. The right side features a portrait of Watterson. This card, part of a larger series of collectible cards featuring prominent Americans, illustrates the importance of newspapers and journalism in late 19th-century American society. It is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.