Card Number 320, Mlle. Menilli, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 320, Mlle. Menilli, from the Actors and Actresses series" is a trade card issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes in the 1880s. The card features a black-and-white photograph of a young woman in a ballet costume, posing on stage with her arms extended and a veil billowing behind her. This series of trade cards is a great example of how companies used advertising in the 19th century to engage with their audience and introduce their brand to the public. The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses this card along with others from this series. This card demonstrates a particular popular style of trade cards that used portraits of famous actors and actresses to create an engaging design that could attract customers to their product.