Card Number 632, Flora Walch, 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 "Actors and Actresses" series, issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. in the 1880s to promote their Cross Cut cigarettes. The card features a portrait of the actress Flora Walsh, who is shown standing with her hand on her hip, in a simple white dress and a white bonnet. The card is a prime example of 19th-century advertising ephemera that combined popular culture with product promotion. The image was created to capture attention and associate the product with the fame of the actress, Flora Walsh. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this card as part of their collection.