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

"Russell," from the Actresses series, is a sepia-toned photograph created by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1890 to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. This small-scale print, measuring only 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 inches, features a partially obscured portrait of a woman in a frilly dress, likely an actress of the time. The card, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exemplifies the use of celebrity endorsements in early advertising campaigns and the emergence of collectible cigarette cards.