Card Number 142, Sadie Martinot, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trading card from the "Actors and Actresses" series produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote their "Cross Cut Cigarettes" brand in the 1880s. This particular card features Sadie Martinot, a prominent actress of the era, in a profile portrait. The card's small dimensions and simple design are typical of trading cards from this period. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses this artifact as a historical representation of commercial marketing techniques and the cultural impact of tobacco advertising in the late 19th century.