Card Number 552, Fanny Rice, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

This is a black and white photograph of Fanny Rice, an actress who was popular in the 1880s. It is a "trade card" from the "Actors and Actresses" series produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. The card features a profile portrait of Rice with her head tilted slightly downward, her hair is styled with curls and a few wisps are free. She is wearing a patterned dress and a dark shawl, a common fashionable style of the era. The image was created in the 1880s and is currently part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.