Card Number 562, Amy Gordon, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trade card featuring Amy Gordon, an actress, from the Actors and Actresses series issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. The card, printed in the 1880s, is a black and white photograph of Gordon looking directly at the viewer. The card is part of a series of trade cards featuring famous actors and actresses of the time, and was likely given away with purchases of Duke Cigarettes. The card is an example of the use of celebrity endorsements in advertising, and is a valuable artifact of 19th-century popular culture.