Card Number 374, May Parks, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trade card for Cameo Cigarettes featuring May Parks, an actress of the late 19th Century. The card is part of the *Actors and Actresses series (N145-5)* which was issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. in the 1880s. The card depicts Parks in a bust-length portrait, posing with a suggestive, yet elegant, expression. This card, along with other cards in the series, are a significant part of the history of trade cards, which served as a method of advertisement for various companies in the 19th century. This particular example is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.