Card Number 551, Lillian Grubb, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trade card from a series of 500 featuring actors and actresses, issued by the W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes in the 1880s. The card depicts actress Lillian Grubb, posed in a three-quarter profile. She is wearing a fashionable hat and dress, and the image is printed in sepia tones, a popular choice for trade cards of the time. The card is a good example of the use of celebrity endorsements in advertising. This is a typical example of trade cards, which were a popular form of advertising in the 19th century. The trade card is an example of the "Actors and Actresses" series, a popular genre of trade cards. The card was issued to promote Duke Cigarettes, and this type of advertising was common in the 19th century. The card is a valuable artifact of advertising history. The card is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.