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Alphabet Advertising Cards for Blake's Great Piano Palace

 Collection — Box: Multi-collection Box, Folder: 1/1
Identifier: 080-04

Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of 26 chromolithographed advertising cards, one for each letter of the alphabet, that feature exaggerated depictions, primarily of misbehaving children. The cards are stamped with "Blake's Great Piano Palace, 612 Washington St., Boston," indicating that they were used for promotional purposes. Two of the cards feature racist caricatures.

Dates

  • approximately 1880

Creator

Extent

26 items (1 folder with 26 alphabet cards in sleeved sheets) : Printed on recto only ; Each card measures approximately 73 mm x 112 mm

Language of Materials

English

Author
Jordan Goffin
Date
2023-11-21
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Providence Public Library Repository

Contact:
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Providence RI 02903 United States of America
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