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title: Captain Kidd Cigarette Card
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14504/captain-kidd-cigarette-card/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Captain Kidd Cigarette Card

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## Image File

[![Captain Kidd Cigarette Card](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14504.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14504.png)

## Image Caption

A late-19th century cigarette card showing the Scottish privateer turned pirate [Captain Kidd](https://www.worldhistory.org/Captain_Kidd/) (c. 1645-1701) burying his treasure. [William Kidd](https://www.worldhistory.org/Captain_Kidd/) was found guilty of [piracy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Piracy/) and hanged in 1701. Produced by Allen & Ginter. Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, August 23). Captain Kidd Cigarette Card. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14504/captain-kidd-cigarette-card/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Captain Kidd Cigarette Card." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14504/captain-kidd-cigarette-card/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Captain Kidd Cigarette Card." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14504/captain-kidd-cigarette-card/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/408721) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/408721). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.