Card Number 219, Miss Pane, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

This 1880s trade card, part of the "Actors and Actresses" series, features Miss Pane, a performer who is holding a cigarette in a promotional image for Cross Cut Cigarettes. These trade cards, issued by the tobacco company W. Duke, Sons & Co., were given away with purchases of cigarettes and were popular collectibles. The trade card features a photographic portrait of Miss Pane, in a theatrical pose, promoting the "Cross Cut" brand. The trade card is part of a collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.