Card Number 38, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 38, from the Actors and Actresses series" is a trade card from the 1880s issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. The card features a bust-length portrait of a woman in profile, likely an actress, and is a prime example of the collectible trade cards that were popular in the late 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses this small but significant piece of advertising history, a reminder of how companies used celebrity endorsements to reach consumers. The image is printed on a sheet measuring 2 1/2 × 1 3/8 inches, making it a small but detailed look into the world of late 19th-century entertainment and advertising.