Box Multi-collection Box

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.

The materials are collected in a three-ringed binder and include sketches, correspondence, colored photocopies.

The collection comprises a single stab-bound volume in paper wrappers with numerous designs (approximately 280). Some are pasted in, others drawn or stenciled directly on the pages or loosely laid in.

The collection is comprised of a single stab-bound volume. Colorful pattern designs (approximately 285) are pasted in with occasional annotations.