From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes

American Cigarette Company, Ltd.

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Insert cards from the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued ca. 1890 in Canada by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes. The set has two variations of markings on verso and some card backs are blank. The Canadian issue (C190) is similar to the the American series "Sports Girls" (N463). Although entitled "Sports Girls," the series depicts women playing sports as well as chorus girls in costume.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria CigarettesFrom the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria CigarettesFrom the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria CigarettesFrom the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria CigarettesFrom the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes

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