Card Number 185, Eveline Granville, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

This black and white photograph, “Card Number 185, Eveline Granville, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes”, is a trade card from the 1880s depicting actress Eveline Granville. The card is part of a series produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co., the tobacco company, to promote their cigarettes. The photograph shows Eveline Granville standing in a simple, elegant dress, holding a fan and looking down at the viewer. This card exemplifies the use of celebrity endorsements in advertising in the late 19th century.