The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chromolithographic trading card portrait of a woman with braided hair in blue clothing, captioned CHINA, gold patterned backg

Chromolithograph cigarette card of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed cap labeled Circassia, 1889.

Chromolithograph trade card of a figure in feathered headdress and shell necklace, labeled Congo, Allen &amp; Ginter, 1889.

Chromolithograph of a woman with curly hair in a yellow garment above a fan labeled CUBA, from an 1889 cigarette card.

Chromolithograph cigarette card of a woman wearing gold necklaces, earrings and a nose ring, labeled Demerara.

Chromolithograph trade card of a woman in profile wearing a striped head scarf, gold earring and beaded necklace, labeled Egy

Chromolithograph trade card of a young woman with curled hair, ruffled white collar and hat, labeled GERMANY.

Chromolithograph cigarette card of a young woman in an ornate beaded headdress and necklace, labeled GOORKHA.

Chromolithograph trading card of a bearded man in a red cap labeled GREECE, from Allen &amp; Ginter&#39;s Types of All Nations series

Chromolithograph trade card of a woman in fur hat and collar, labeled GREENLAND, with floral background.

Chromolithograph trade card of a man in profile with a yellow flower lei, labeled Hawaia on a pink ribbon banner.

Profile portrait of a white-bearded man in a patterned turban and yellow robe, labeled Hindoostan on a red ribbon.

Chromolithograph cigarette card of a young woman in a white headdress and patterned shawl, labeled HOLLAND.

Chromolithograph trading card of a young Japanese woman with flower hairpins in a blue kimono, labeled JAPAN.

Chromolithograph trading card of a man in a white fur hood and collar against red, labeled LAPLAND.

Chromolithograph trade card of a woman in a striped head wrap and red earrings, labeled MALAY, 1889.

Profile portrait of a man with curly hair in a light garment, printed on a gold-bordered 1889 cigarette card labeled Madagasc

Chromolithograph trading card of a mustached man in a sombrero and green jacket, labeled Mexico, 1889.

Profile portrait of a woman in a red and yellow feathered headdress, labeled North America, on a yellow ground.

Chromolithograph trade card of a woman in white headwrap and red floral shoulder ornaments, labeled Norway.

Chromolithograph trade card of a man in a red cap with blue tassel, labeled NUBIA, from Allen &amp; Ginter&#39;s 1889 series.

Profile portrait of a woman in a striped shawl and feather earrings on a gold-bordered 1889 trade card labeled Oceanica.

Chromolithograph of a mustached man in a tall dark hat and pink robe with a medallion, labeled PERSIA, 1889.

Trade card portrait of a woman in a red headscarf and beaded jewelry, labeled Portugal, from Allen &amp; Ginter&#39;s 1889 Types of A

Chromolithographed trade card of a woman in a white embroidered headscarf and patterned shawl, labeled Roumania.

Chromolithograph trade card of a woman in a blue headdress and beaded necklace, labeled RUSSIA on a ribbon, 1889.

Chromolithograph trade card of a bearded man in a green and red turban and striped robe, labeled SAHARA, 1889.

Trading card portrait of a man in a blue tam o&#39; shanter and tartan plaid, labeled SCOTLAND, with a thistle.

Trade card portrait of a young woman in a dark lace mantilla with a white flower, labeled SPAIN, 1889.

Chromolithograph trading card of a young woman in profile wearing a yellow headwrap and embroidered blouse, labeled Steppes.