Earl of Sutherland, Scotland, 1759, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Earl of Sutherland, Scotland, 1759, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1888

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This chromolithograph card, part of the *Military Series* issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1888, depicts the Earl of Sutherland, Scotland, in 1759. The card was part of a set designed to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. The artwork features the Earl in a traditional Scottish kilt, a red jacket, and a feathered hat, standing against a backdrop of Scottish thistles. The card exemplifies the popular trend of using historical figures and imagery for marketing purposes, capturing the visual culture of late 19th-century America.

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