Advertising Cards

Title: Globe Shoe Parlors
Description: Advertising card for Globe Shoe Parlors showing a boy carrying what looks like a small dog or puppy. One of three cards with similarly designed pictures of boys. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 728 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Golden Eagle Clothing House, The
Description: Advertising card for Golden Eagle Clothing House showing young Asian boy holding a fan. Card is cut in shape of boy. Front says: "Retails Goods at Wholesale Prices." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 514 and 516 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Globe Shoe Parlors
Description: Advertising card for Globe Shoe Parlors showing a boy leaning against a wall, head down, looking unhappy. Caption says: "The Foot of the Class." One of eight cards with similarly designed pictures of children. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 728 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Globe Shoe Parlors
Description: Advertising card for Globe Shoe Parlors showing a boy in a straw hat and patched trousers. Caption says: "He may yet become President." One of eight cards with similarly designed pictures of children. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 728 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Globe Shoe Parlors
Description: Advertising card for Globe Shoe Parlors showing a boy playing a mouth harp. One of three cards with similarly designed pictures of boys. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 728 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 41 with Boys Playing and Women
Description: Scrapbook page containing 31 advertising cards. Six of the cards are 4 x 7 cm. and show boys playing a game or prank or getting in trouble. Activities include wading, eating an apple, and holding a baseball bat. Twenty-four of the cards have portraits of women on them. Sixteen of these are 4 cm. circles. The others are objects with a portrait on them including a horseshoe, bucket, slate, painting case, dustpan, palette, and two lights. In the middle of all these portraits of women is a large card cut in the shape of a black devil with red tongue and horns, standing in fire. One card is missing from the arrangement.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Soap Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Soap Co. showing a barefoot boy in shabby clothes dancing while sweeping. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Front of card says: "Use Water Queen Soap Manufactured by Kansas City Soap Co." Back of card is blank. No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Soap Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Soap Co. showing a barefoot boy in shabby clothes dancing and playing a penny whistle or flute. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Front of card says: "Use Water Queen Soap Manufactured by Kansas City Soap Co." Back of card is blank. No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 40 with Boys Playing
Description: Scrapbook page containing 24 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 4 x 7 cm. and shows a boy playing a game or prank, getting in trouble, or doing some work. Images include a handstand, ice skating, sliding, driving a goat cart, leap-frog, tug of war, snow ball fights, sledding, hide and seek, baseball, marbles, fighting, fishing, stealing apples, babysitting, showing off new clothes, carrying school books.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Globe Shoe Parlors
Description: Advertising card for Globe Shoe Parlors showing a boy in a straw hat smoking and holding a baseball bat. Caption says: "He may yet become President." One of eight cards with similarly designed pictures of children. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 728 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Globe Shoe Parlors
Description: Advertising card for Globe Shoe Parlors showing a boy in a hat carrying books with his head down. Caption says: "Compulsory Education." One of eight cards with similarly designed pictures of children. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 728 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Wilcox and White Organ Co.
Description: Advertising card for Wilcox and White Organ Co. showing a boy pushing a large egg along the ground and a bird flying in front of it. Front of card says: "Wilcox and White Organs. Few Equals--No Superiors..." Send for Catalogue and Prices." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 110 W. 9th Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: F. T. Hadlond
Description: Advertising card for F. T. Hadlond showing a boy appearing as if he is bursting through the card, ripping it, with dandelions below. Card is embossed. Front of card says: "This Bottle of Seely's May Queen Perfume, Presented by, F. T. Hadlond, May Day Reception, at Gem Drug Store." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 11th and Main, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Corle Cracker and Confectionery Co.
Description: Advertising card for Corle Cracker and Confectionery Co. showing a boy overlooking a town. Lower left front corner has number 43. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Hershfield, The Jeweler
Description: Advertising card for Hershfield, The Jeweler showing a boy sitting on a rock by the ocean waving his hat at a ship. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: No. 920 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Globe Shoe Parlors
Description: Advertising card for Globe Shoe Parlors showing a boy bundled up in a coat, hat, and scarf. Caption says: "An Accurate Barometer / Cold and clear, No let up." One of eight cards with similarly designed pictures of children. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 728 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Globe Shoe Parlors
Description: Advertising card for Globe Shoe Parlors showing a boy standing on a dock holding a model sail boat. One of three cards with similarly designed pictures of boys. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 728 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: A. H. Whitney Co.
Description: Advertising card for A. H. Whitney Co. showing a boy standing in a pond facing off with a frog sitting on the bank. The boy holds a pitch fork behind his back and the frog is pointing a gun at the boy. Front of card says: "C. B. Detrick, Mgr. A. H. Whitney Co., Pianos and Organs." Front lower left corner has number C-930. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 18 West 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Palace Clothing Co., The
Description: Advertising card for The Palace Clothing Co. showing nine boys having a snowball fight. Front of card identifies "D. Simon, Resident Manager." On the right of the image is number 718 and on the left it says: "Bufford." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 905 Main Street, .."" Kansas City, Mo.."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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