Hattie Schell, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

This is a portrait of actress Hattie Schell, part of the *Actresses* series of trading cards issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1890 to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. The image features Schell in a fashionable pose, wearing a dark dress with a large hat and a fur-trimmed jacket, creating a sense of elegance. The image is a sepia-toned photograph, printed on a small card, a typical format for trading cards of the period. It is now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.