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Advertising cards -- United States -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Alphabet Advertising Cards for Blake's Great Piano Palace

 Collection — Box Multi-collection Box: [Barcode: 3111602211], 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

Collection of Orange Ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: 062-04
Scope and Contents This artificial collection, created by an unknown collector, contains 86 pieces of small printed ephemera, all on orange stock. The majority of the ephemera are from the northeastern and midwestern United States, with one order form from Texas and one hotel card from Germany. They cover a broad time range, with dated items from 1853-1960 and many undated items. The majority of items are from the late 19th century. Many types of ephemera are represented here including tickets and...
Dates: 1853 - 1960

Collection of Soapine advertising trade cards

 Item
Identifier: 003-04-02
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 68 advertising trade cards produced by Providence’s Kendall Manufacturing Company to advertise Soapine detergent. Included are 19 cards attributed to Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Dates: 1880 - 1885