Card Number 500, Carrie Rumbold, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 500, Carrie Rumbold" is a trade card from the 1880s, part of the *Actors and Actresses* series issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. The card depicts a portrait of actress Carrie Rumbold, likely taken from a photograph, and includes the company's slogan "Duke Cigarettes Are The Best." These collectible cards are examples of trade cards, a popular form of advertising in the 19th century. This particular card is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.