Actress, from the Actresses and Celebrities series, Type 2 (N146-2) issued by W. Duke Sons & Co.

Publisher Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. American

1888

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Trade cards from the set "Actresses and Celebrities" (N146), issued in 1888 by W. Duke Sons & Co. There are two subsets of the N146 series. Type 1 cards include text along the lower edge of each card identifying the brand as well as the name of the celebrity pictured. Type 2 cards do not include text on the card recto.

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Title: Actress, from the Actresses and Celebrities series, Type 2 (N146-2) issued by W. Duke Sons & Co.
Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)
Date: 1888
Medium: Albumen photograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 in. × 1 5/8 in. (7.6 × 4.1 cm)
Classifications: Photographs, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: 63.350.209.146.2.15
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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