Card Number 390, Selina Delaro, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 390, Selina Delaro" is a trade card from the *Actors and Actresses* series, printed in the 1880s by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. This black and white photograph depicts Selina Delaro, a performer, standing with her hands on her hips, dressed in a plaid skirt, a fitted top, and a hat. The card is a prime example of 19th-century commercial art, utilizing a popular figure to advertise a product. It is a testament to the use of celebrity endorsements in marketing. The card is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.