Slow Pull Up, from the Gymnastic Exercises series (N77) for Duke brand cigarettes 1887

"Slow Pull Up," from the *Gymnastic Exercises* series, was created in 1887 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. as a trade card for Duke brand cigarettes. The card features a woman in a striped swimsuit performing a pull-up exercise. The card is a prime example of late 19th-century advertising and demonstrates the growing interest in fitness and health at the time. It is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York, NY. This print is a valuable historical artifact and exemplifies the use of trade cards as a marketing tool in the past.