Card 693, Lulu Lateen, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1885 - 1891

This is a trading card featuring Lulu Lateen, an actress, from the Actors and Actresses series of cards produced by Allen & Ginter between 1885 and 1891. The card is a black and white photograph, a common form of image reproduction in the late 19th century. The image shows Lateen smiling and touching her long hair. The cards were given away with packs of Virginia Brights Cigarettes, popularizing the images of stage actors of the day. The card is now part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.