Card Number 25, Geraldine Ulmer, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 25, Geraldine Ulmer" is a trade card from the "Actors and Actresses" series produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. in the 1880s to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. The card features a photograph of actress Geraldine Ulmer, dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono, holding a fan. This card is part of a larger series featuring various actors and actresses, demonstrating the growing popularity of theater and the use of trade cards as a marketing tool during this era. The card is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City.