Card Number 149, Mrs. Cleveland, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 149, Mrs. Cleveland" is a black and white photograph from the *Actors and Actresses* series, issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. in the 1880s to promote their Duke Cigarettes. This collectible card features a portrait of Frances Folsom Cleveland, the wife of President Grover Cleveland, and exemplifies a popular trend in the late 19th century to use celebrity endorsements to sell products. The image, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a classic example of the *carte de visite*, a small photographic format popular at the time.