Calais, from the Fancy Bathers series (N187) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889

"Calais" is a chromolithograph trading card from the "Fancy Bathers" series produced by William S. Kimball & Co. in 1889. The card features a woman in a black bathing suit with red trim, floating in the water with a pink ribbon around her hair. This depiction of a fashionable woman in a bathing suit captures a snapshot of turn-of-the-century leisure and fashion trends. "Calais" and the other cards in the "Fancy Bathers" series are prime examples of collectible trade cards, combining illustrations with advertising for the Kimball & Co. brand.