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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