Card Number 380, Lizzie Harold, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 380, Lizzie Harold," is a trade card from the "Actors and Actresses" series, issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes in the 1880s. The card features a black and white photograph of actress Lizzie Harold in a theatrical costume, posed against a blurry backdrop. The image is characteristic of trade cards from the era, using a simple design and focusing on the promotion of the product. This card, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, exemplifies the use of celebrity endorsements and the importance of collectible ephemera in 19th-century marketing.