Card Number 382, (Louise Weber), from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes
Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. American
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Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-3), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the third subset, N145-3. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. This card depicts Louise Weber (1866-1929) – better known by her stage name “La Goulue” (The Glutton) although printed below the image in all caps is the name Christol Heeth.