Card Number 352, Jennie Calef, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 1880s
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unrealistic statue
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"Card Number 352, Jennie Calef" is a trade card from the *Actors and Actresses* series, created by W. Duke, Sons & Co. in the 1880s to promote Cameo Cigarettes. The card features a black and white photograph of actress Jennie Calef, dressed in a fashionable ensemble, posing on a set of stairs. This card, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, is an example of the use of celebrity imagery in advertising during the late 19th century.
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