![Advertising card, late 19th century](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2021-08/P2017-67.jpg?itok=6YYtDW85)
Advertising card, late 19th century
D. B. Millard, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Advertising card, late 19th century
Engraving
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Photographic portraiture was a low-margin business, and competition could be fierce. Photographers did not shy away from handing out cards promoting quality, low cost, and guaranteed satisfaction.