Card Number 350, Dora Lee, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trade card from the late 1880s produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote their Cross Cut Cigarettes. The card features a portrait of actress Dora Lee, dressed in a costume with a feathered cap and holding a prop. The card includes the tagline, "Cross-Cut Cigarettes are the best," highlighting the company's product. This trade card, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, exemplifies the use of popular culture figures for advertising in the 19th century.