Cigarette Card Album
date: label: date made
content: 1890's
notes: label: Description
content: The Cigarette Card album is made from a composition book with a soft cover illustrated with a diamond drawing of a young girl. Glued over the face of the girl is one Cigarette Card for Virginia Bright Cigarettes. The first ten pages have penciled handwritten text. However, page nine also includes cards glued over the text. Several locations included the dates May 1892 or "1893, Sept 23" or the name "Beatrice E. Ashmead". Cigarette brands also include Empress Bouquet, Old King Cigarettes,Dixie Tobacco, Richmond Club, Admiral, and Cross Cut Cigarettes.
label: Description
content: Personalities identified include: M'lle Alencon, Miss Irving, Julia Marlow(e), Marie Burnes, Mrs James Brown Potter, Georgie Drew Barrymore, Mamie Burk, Julia Arthur, Maggie Mitchell, Mlle Sorel, Criechen, Adelina Patti, Miss Eame, Miss Woodfor, Miss Browne, Mlle Daireau, Queen Vassar, Blanch Walsh, Le Viere, Fanny Russell, Miss Madden, Verbotene Fruchte, Mlle Chalot, "No. 49" Fanny Corey, Miss Sheridan, Jessika, Albain, Mlle Elza, Mlle Lobestine, Gertrude Elliott (Lady Forbes-Robertson), Mlle Tamzap, Mlle Narett, Miss Merrie, Miss Olga, Miss Kenedy, Miss Benney, Mlle Pacurd, Miss Genny, Mlle Raige, Sibyl Johnstone, Mlle Isabelle, Mlle Monvel, May Newman, Mlle Berny, Mlle Geraldine, Lulu Burdette, Miss Durand, Mlle Devane, Miss Oliver, Miss Madden, Miss Rivers, Miss sylvia, Kathryn Kidder, Mlle Yranie, Sadie Hasson, Marie Roze, Mlle Shery, Camille D'Anville, Mlle Alenco(n), Mlle Danville, Mlle Elza, Miss Letty, Kate Uart, Miss Langton, Miss Durand, Helene Lester, Katherine B Howe, Helen Hudsor, Mlle Crocette, Mlle Deschamps, Mlle Panol, Mlle Democey, Mlle Maria, Mlle Bucelle, Mlle Enseuras, and Lillian Russell.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Smoking
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PG.69.132.3
label: catalog number
content: 69.132
objectType: label: Object Name
content: album
label: Object Name
content: Album
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardstock (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21.3 cm x 18 cm x 5.5 cm; 8 3/8 in x 7 3/32 in x 2 5/32 in