Card Number 306, Irene Verona, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 306, Irene Verona, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5)" is a trade card from the 1880s issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co., to promote their Cameo Cigarettes. The card features a black and white photograph of actress Irene Verona, who is holding a fishing net and standing against a backdrop of trees and a river. The card is a great example of the use of trade cards to advertise products in the late 19th century. This card, and others in the "Actors and Actresses" series, are now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.