Card Number 77, Loi Fuller, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trading card from the "Actors and Actresses" series, issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote their "Cross Cut" cigarettes. The card features the American dancer Loi Fuller, a pioneer of "Serpentine Dance", in a theatrical costume. The card is a sepia-toned photograph with a simple design, typical of the trading cards produced in the 1880s. It is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.