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
- Blake's Great Piano Palace (Boston, MA) (Organization)
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
Creator
- Blake's Great Piano Palace (Boston, MA) (Organization)
- 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:
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021
special_collections@provlib.org
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021
special_collections@provlib.org