Business cards -- United States -- 19th century

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...