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Trade card with an orange and blue tropical bird labeled Torquata beside a coastal palm scene and cigarette ribbon advertisem

Torquata, from Birds of the Tropics series (N38) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of a yellow-breasted sun bird with blue wings and long tail, flanked by palm and cactus panels.

Yellow-Breasted Sun Bird, from Birds of the Tropics series (N38) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Chromolithograph trading card of a white yellow-crested cockatoo on a branch, with tropical scenes and Richmond cigarette tex

Yellow-Crested Cockatoo, from Birds of the Tropics series (N38) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Engraving of nude nymphs by a stream with a fountain, a statue and a hunting dog beneath trees, after Cornelis Cort, 1566.

Diana Discovering Callisto's Pregnancy

Cornelis Cort, 1566

Etching of a bearded man peering from a railway boxcar doorway while an arched cat stands on a platform beside it.

Passage Through Baltimore (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Line etching of a crowded street with men in top hats and uniforms, a sign reading Sickles Brigade to the Rescue, and a seate

Enlistment of Sickles' Brigade, New York (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Line engraving of drovers herding cattle and sheep past covered wagons along a wooded road.

Return of a Raiding Party from Pennsylvania (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Etching of a horseman galloping past a fence as cattle scatter through a farmyard with smoke rising in the background.

Jamison's Jayhawkers (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Pen-and-ink etching of men unloading barrels and crates from a rowboat onto a riverbank, with a rifleman and a tree climber.

Smuggling of Medicines into the South (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Etching of mounted horsemen with a lance and pennant crossing rocky desert terrain, followed by mules and foot soldiers.

Albert S. Johnston Crossing the Desert to Join the Southern Army (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Etched print of cavalry riders charging through a military camp past barrels, a shopfront, and tents under smoke.

General Stuart's Raid to the White House (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Line drawing of cavalry riders and horses crossing a stream, with trees and a distant farmhouse in the background.

General Stuart's Return from Pennsylvania, from "Confederate War Etchings"

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Trade card with a portrait of John Arkins beside a rider on horseback herding cattle across grassland.

John Arkins, Denver Rocky Mountain News, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trade card with portrait of A.H. Belo beside a scene of a rider lassoing longhorn cattle at a Texas ranch at sunset.

A.H. Belo, The Galveston Daily News, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Engraving of the Good Samaritan tending a wounded man beside a horse and dog in a rocky landscape.

The Good Samaritan (St. Luke, Ch. 10, ver. 30)

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, February 24,1772

Engraving of The Good Samaritan: a turbaned man bandages a wounded man beside a white horse and dog in a rocky landscape.

The Good Samaritan (St. Luke, Chap. 10, verse 30)

William Hogarth, February 24,1772

Trade card showing the Washington Monument in Richmond on the left and a portrait of Page McCarty with mustache on the right.

Page McCarty, The Richmond Daily Times, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph trade card of an albatross on a rocky shore beside red flowers and a pink cigarette advertisement banner.

Albatross, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trade card showing a Baltimore oriole on pink blossoms beside flying cranes and reeds at sunset, Allen & Ginter, 1888.

Baltimore Oriole, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of a barn swallow perched on its mud nest, with red advertising panels and a decorative blue and gold b

Barn Swallow, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of a blue bluebird on a pink blossoming branch, with Allen & Ginter cigarette advertising.

Bluebird, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trade card shaped like an open book showing a blue bunting bird on a branch with pink flowers, beside a cigarette advertiseme

Blue Bunting, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of a blue jay with spread wings among grasses and red flowers, framed by birdcages and Allen & Ginter a

Blue Jay, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph cigarette card of a bobolink perched on a branch with orchids, framed by lace border and red advertising pan

Bob-o-link, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trading card showing a red cardinal grosbeak on a blossoming branch beside painted vases and cattails, with cigarette adverti

Cardinal Grosbeak, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of an American bittern in marsh grass, with hunters and a dog vignette and a cigarette advertisement.

American Bittern, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888-90

Chromolithograph trade card of an American coot walking by reeds, with a Richmond Straight Cut cigarette slogan above.

American Coot, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888-90

Trade card showing an American oystercatcher running on a beach, with three men rowing a boat and cigarette advertising below

American Oyster Catcher, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888-90

Trading card showing an American partridge in grass beside a hunting flask, gun, and hare, with Richmond Straight Cut cigaret

American Partridge, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888-90

Trading card showing a white American ptarmigan on grass above an advertisement with a steamboat on a river.

American Ptarmigan, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888-90