Card Number 381, Sadie Coutelyou, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trade card from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. It features Sadie Coutelyou, a famous actress of the 1880s, posed casually, seated on a rock and looking off-camera, wearing a striped, sailor-style dress. The card was printed using the chromolithographic process, a method that used multiple printing plates to achieve colors and details. This trade card is an excellent example of the marketing strategies employed by tobacco companies in the late 19th century.