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The Missess Volk; Sweet Caporal Cigarette

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Celluloid button with photographic image of "The Misses Volk," two young women posed cheek to cheek. On the back a paper insert reads "Sweet Caporal Cigarette," and may be an advertisment for that company.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
advertiser
American Tobacco Company
maker
Whitehead & Hoag Company
date made
after 1896
Physical Description
cellulose nitrate (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2.6 cm; 1 in
overall: 1/8 in x 7/8 in; .3175 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name
button
button
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