Card Number 157, Gracie Wilson, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trade card featuring actress Gracie Wilson, from the "Actors and Actresses" series issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. The black and white photograph, likely a cabinet card, shows Wilson posed in a garden, and the card features the text, "Duke Cigarettes Are The Best." This type of advertising, called trade card collecting, was popular in the late 19th century, and has become a popular collectible today. The card, printed on paper, measures 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in (6.8 × 3.5 cm) and is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.