George W. Childs, Philadelphia Public Ledger, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.3 x 8.3 cm). Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1887.
Trade cards from the "American Editors" series (N35), issued in 1887 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. This series is a physically larger version of the "American Editors" set (N1), including the corresponding small card design with other pictorial matter added.
Technique/matériel:
Commercial color lithograph
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Éditeur:
Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)