Card Number 207, Jessie Dean, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes by W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Card Number 207, Jessie Dean, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

drawing, print

portrait

pencil drawn

photo of handprinted image

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toned paper

photo restoration

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charcoal drawing

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pencil drawing

old-timey

19th century

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"Card Number 207, Jessie Dean" is a trading card from the "Actors and Actresses" series produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes in the 1880s. The card features a black and white photograph of actress Jessie Dean, posing in a theatrical costume. This type of collectible, known as a "cigarette card", was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with companies using them as a marketing tool to promote their products. This card is currently held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.