Card Number 76, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trade card from the 1880s promoting "Cross Cut Cigarettes". This particular card is number 76 from the "Actors and Actresses" series. The card depicts an unnamed woman, a popular actress of the time, in a theatrical pose. The image is a simple black and white photograph, a common style for trade cards of this era. The card itself was produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co., a tobacco company famous for its cigarettes and an early player in the marketing of tobacco.