Research Catalog

Title

Photographic tobacco advertising counter cards [graphic]

Publication

[188--189-]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925.
• Alfred S. Campbell Art Co. pht
• Allen & Ginter.
• American Tobacco Company. pbl
• Kinney Tobacco.
• W. Duke, Sons & Co. pbl

Description

• 45 photographic prints : albumen, b&w; 33 x 19 cm. or smaller.
• 6 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;

Summary

Studio portraits of women in baseball uniforms in various action poses in front of painted backdrop of a baseball diamond; actors and actresses in theatrical costume posing with various studio props (most identified including Maire Jansen and Marie Tempest); shoe shine boys staging a mock fight in front of a painted backdrop of a New York street; sports equipment that was offered as cigarette premiums; sentimental and comic scenes including a soldier smoking, watched by a group of African-American children, woman lying on the ground resting, fashionable men and women entering carriage, painter looking around easel at naked child.

Alternative Title

• Black stocking nine.
• Celebrated beauties.

Subjects

• Sports uniforms
• Actresses
• Sporting goods
• Studio props
• Tobacco pipes
• Fighting
• Actors
• Tempset, Marie, 1866-1942
• Women > Tobacco use
• Card photographs
• Cigarettes
• Painted backdrops
• Silver gelatin prints
• Baseball
• Albumen prints
• Photographic prints > 1880-1899
• African Americans
• Children
• Jansen, Marie, 1857-1914

Genre/Form

• Albumen prints.
• Card photographs.
• Photographic prints – 1880-1899.
• Silver gelatin prints.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Photographers include Alfred S. Campbell, and B. J. Falk.
• Published by Allen & Ginter, (part of American Tobacco Company), W. Duke, Sons & Co., and Kinney Tobacco.
• Series titles include Black stocking nine, and Celebrated beauties.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Call Number

Arents Photographs 97-85

OCLC

NYPG97-F250

Title

Photographic tobacco advertising counter cards [graphic]

Imprint

[188--189-]

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Arents Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Connect to:

Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection

Local Subject

Painted backdrops.

Added Author

Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925. Photographer

Alfred S. Campbell Art Co. Photographer

Allen & Ginter.

American Tobacco Company. Publisher

Kinney Tobacco.

W. Duke, Sons & Co. Publisher

Added Title

Black stocking nine.

Celebrated beauties.

Research Call Number

Arents Photographs 97-85