Card Number 702, Ada Webb, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 702, Ada Webb" is a trade card from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N145-3), issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. in the 1880s to promote their Cross Cut Cigarettes. This black and white photograph features Ada Webb, a popular actress of the era. The image captures Webb holding a basket while standing on a wooden pier, with a blurred sea behind her. This trade card, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, exemplifies the use of celebrity endorsements in advertising during the late 19th century.