Card Number 620, Laura Wood, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trading card from the *Actors and Actresses* series issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote *Cross Cut Cigarettes* in the 1880s. The card features a portrait of Laura Wood, a popular stage actress of the era. The image is a black and white photograph, and the card itself is a small rectangular piece of paper. The card is part of a larger series of cards that were given away free with purchases of Cross Cut Cigarettes. These types of cards are referred to as *trade cards* or *cigarette cards*, and are examples of early American ephemera.