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Tobacco Silk Cape May Girl Hamilton King Artist Signed Red Dress Zira Cigarettes
Factory No7, 5th Dist. N.J.
Measures approximate 4-3/8” x 5-3/8”
Artist: Hamilton King (American 1871-1941)
Born: 1871 - Lewiston, Maine
Died: 1941 - East Hampton, New York
Known for: Female portrait and figure pastel and gouache painting, illustration
Hamilton King (1871–1941) was a prominent illustrator who worked in the late 1800s and early 1900s. King illustrated the "Coca-Cola girls" for calendars from 1910 to 1913. The Coca-Cola calendar work was considered significant because the artist's signature appeared in all printed matter for Coca-Cola, including serving trays.
King became well known for his "Hamilton King Girls", significantly working on behalf of Turkish Trophies Cigarettes. A majority of this collection is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Additional collections of the artist are held by the Smithsonian Institution.
Cape May is a city located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, it is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations, and part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area.
In popular culture
Cape May is the subject of the song "On the Way to Cape May", originally sung by Cozy Morley.[163]
The 1980s horror film The Prowler was filmed entirely on location in Cape May.
The town lends its name to the Cape May Cafe, a restaurant in the Beach Club Resort at Walt Disney World.
In The Blacklist, Cape May is the setting in the episode "Cape May".
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cape May include:
Douglas Adams (1876–1931), cricketer, who played for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia in First class cricket
Cliff Anderson (1929–1979), football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants
Nan Brooks (1935–2018), children's book illustrator
Thomas Cannuli, professional poker player, known for finishing 6th place in the 2015 WSOP Main Event and winning a WSOP bracelet in the $3,333 WSOP ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Frederick B. Dent (1922–2019), politician who served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from 1973 to 1975
Eugene Grace (1876–1960), president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation from 1916 to 1945
Bubba Green (born 1957), football player who played defensive lineman for one season for the Baltimore Colts
T. Millet Hand (1902–1956), politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives and served as mayor of Cape May
Thomas H. Hughes (1769–1839), the founder and owner of the Congress Hall Hotel, and a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
Chris Jay (born 1978), musician, actor and screenwriter. Founding member of the band, Army of Freshmen
Alan Kotok (1941–2006), computer scientist known for his work at Digital Equipment Corporation and at the World Wide Web Consortium
John D. Lankenau (1817–1901), German-American businessman and philanthropist
Jarena Lee (1783–1864), the first woman authorized to preach by Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1819
Anthony Maher (born 1979), professional soccer forward
Myles Martel (born 1943), communication adviser
Sylvius Moore (1912–2004), football player and coach who was head coach of the Hampton Pirates football team
Richie Phillips (1940–2013), sports union leader[183]
Bill Pilczuk (born 1971), competitive swimmer[184]
Louis Purnell (1920–2001), curator at the National Air and Space Museum and earlier in life, a decorated Tuskegee Airman
Emil Salvini (born 1949), author, historian and host / creator of PBS's Tales of the Jersey Shore
Charles W. Sandman Jr. (1921–1985), politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district and was the party's candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1973
I. Grant Scott (1897–1964), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, the New Jersey Senate and as Mayor of Cape May
Barbara Lee Smith (born 1938), mixed media artist, writer, educator and curator
Witmer Stone (1866–1939), ornithologist who did much of his research in Cape May
Julius H. Taylor (1914–2011), professor emeritus at Morgan State University who was chairperson of the department of physics.
Paul Volcker (1927–2019), former chairman of the United States Federal Reserve who was born here while his father was the City Manager
John B. Walthour (1904–1952), 4th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
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