Card Number 22, Lotta, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

This carte de visite, part of a series promoting Duke Cigarettes, features a portrait of actress Lotta Crabtree. Printed in the 1880s, this collectible card was issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co., and is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. The simple, yet striking, photograph captures Lotta in a casual pose, leaning against a doorjamb, her face slightly turned away from the viewer. The card highlights the actress's popularity and the growing use of celebrity endorsements for advertising campaigns.