Advertising Cards

Title: Great A&P Tea Company, The
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. showing dog lying in bed under bedspread with small dishes on bedside table. Caption says: "Convalescent." Card is molded into a tray shape (broken at the edges). Back of card lists branch houses and their locations in cities around the U.S. Also says: "Be sure and give A&P Baking Powder a trial and we will guarantee you will use no other." Kansas City address given on back of card: 927 Main St.Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 21 with People
Description: Scrapbook page containing seven advertising cards depicting people and cut to the shape of the image. The large central card shows a woman in a straw hat with a dog. Her purse says "Buckeye" and the dog's collar says "Aultman Miller." The other six cards are smaller. Four show women, one holding a mandolin. Two show men, one a blacksmith with hammer and anvil, one an architect(." with protractor and blueprints.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 12 with Unrelated Cards
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards arranged in two columns showing the following:1. Three women at a table looking on as a man reads to them.2. A man on a horse roping a bull. Card says: "'Testing' Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton."3. A man riding an unidentified farm machine being pulled across a grassy field by a horse.4. A couple lying under an umbrella at the beach, a sailing ship in the distance. Card says: "J. and P. Coats' Thread."5. Two children dancing outside. Card says: "Founded 1829. E. Jaccard Jewelry Company, Fifth and Olive Sts, St. Louis, Mo."6. White daisies and a banner that says: "A Merry Christmas."7. Holly surrounding a winter scene with cottage. Card says: "A Happy Christmas."8. A hunting dog in pointing posture. Card says: "F. A. Wells and Co., The Clothiers. 167 Main St..."" (Last words are worn off.)9. A rooster standing by a box with a chicken and hatching chicks. Card says: "Call for Corle's Crackers and Candies."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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: C. I. Hood and Co.
Description: Advertising card for C. I. Hood and Co. showing a girl having a tea party with two puppies or dogs. Card is shaped like a plate and has a number of cracks around the edge. Front of card says: "Hoods Tooth Powder, Whitens the teeth, sweetens the breath. 25 Cts. a bottle." Back of card says: "C. I. Hood and Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass., U. S. A." and has extensive advertising copy about Hood's Tooth Powder and Hood's Sarsaparilla. It has a hook that says: "Manufactured only by [Dona]ldson Brothers, [Fiv]e Points, [New Y]ork." No Kansas City address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 50 with People and Animals
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards showing the following:1. A girl in boots and trousers.2. Three children with a small carriage harnessed to a large dog.3. A man on skis with a pack on his back.4. A saleswoman holding a tray of flowers around her neck.5. A woman dressed as a soldier with breastplate, sword, boots, hat, and skirt. Card says: "Army."6. A girl holding a heart made of flowers.7. Two children putting a doll on the back of a dog.8. A circus woman doing tricks while riding a horse in a ring.9. A brown dog's face.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 25 with Unrelated Cards
Description: Scrapbook page containing six advertising cards showing the following:1. Two girls picking flowers in a meadow.2. A large white and black dog laying down. Card says: "Use Day's Soap."3. A farm scene of cows by a house and barn surrounded by a border of flowers.4. A person in a canoe by a log cabin in a swamp. Card says: "Ayer's Ague Cure is warranted to cure fever and Ague and all malarial disorders. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer and Co., Lowell, Mass." In the corner is a small picture of two frogs giving a bottle to an alligator.5. An image of a street corner with a building flying the Confederate, American, British, and French flags and others.6. A gray card with brightly colored flowers and a poem about Narcissus and Christmas and the New Year.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 33 with Dog and Unrelated Cards
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards showing the following:1. Two cards from a series: In the first, a man stands on two stones in a river offering to help a woman on the bank into a boat. In the second, the same woman and man fall into the water. Both cards say: "Wade and Cumming Clothing, Cor 8th Av. and 23d St., Grand Opera House." Lower right corner says: "Chas. Shields Sons, 20 and 22 Gold St. N.Y."2. Two roosters fighting while a hen watches. Caption says: "All on account of Mary Jane." Card says: "A. L. Foster and Co., The New England Combination Clothiers.." .45 to 49 Asylum Street, Hartford, Conn."3. A man helping a woman into a boat. Card says: "Cooked Corned Beef."4. A large card cut into the shape of a white dog. Tag around its neck says: "For Bargains go to A. D. Sharpe, No. 30 Main St., Jamestown, N. Y."5. A woman with lacy dress and braided hair.6. A striped cat with fur up and claws out. Card says: "2. Ha! Tis He, The Maltese, Me Rival." Lower left corner says: "Copyright by A. B. Seeley, 1881."7. A young man shaking hands with an older man as two women look on. Card says: "Welcome Soap. Curtis Davis and Co. Boston, Mass."8. An old clown jumping near a bar of soap on the floor labeled "Dobbins Electric Soap." Caption says: "'The lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Spalding's Commercial College
Description: Advertising card for Spalding's Commercial College showing child and dog in grass. Front of card gives information about the college: "Established Oct. 25, 1865 / Incorporated July 11, 1867 / J. F. Spalding, A. M., President." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: .."."."."" South-west Corner of Eleventh and Main StreetsKansas City, Missouri
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., The
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. showing dog sitting looking at baby in bassinet. Caption says: "On Guard." Card is cut in shape of dog and bassinet. Back of card has small image of "Grandmother" and lists branch houses and their locations in cities around the U.S. Kansas City address given on back of card: 927 Main St.Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Phoenix Saloon
Description: Advertising card for Phoenix Saloon showing a man in a white apron holding a knife and waving his fist at a dog running away with a large leg of pork. One of two cards with similar design. Caption says: "'Corners,' A corner in pork, with considerable excitement and activity." Front of card says: "Phoenix Saloon.." .Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: S. E. cor. 5th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 53 with People and Other Cards
Description: Scrapbook page containing five advertising cards showing the following:1. Two kingfishers, one flying over water, one sitting on a reed. Card says: "A Bright and Happy New Year."2. Santa carrying presents.3. A girl in fur-trimmed cape and muff.4. A man and woman standing by a wall smelling flowers. Card says: "J. F. Hancock, Fine Cakes, Confectionery, Ice Cream."5. A girl, boy, and dog at a well, drinking water.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, The
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company showing a mandolin with an image of a woman in a pink dress. She carries a fan of peacock feathers and drags a string on which are strung five tiny men. A pug dog walks next to her. The card is cut in the shape of a mandolin and has some damage. Front of card says: "The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, N. Y." Back of card has small image of "Grandmother," some advertising copy, and lists branch houses and their locations in cities around the U.S. It has a hook that says: "Manufactured only by Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, New York.." Kansas City address given on back of card: 927 Main St.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 57 with Portraits and People in Outdoor Scenes
Description: Scrapbook page containing eight smaller advertising cards arranged artfully around a larger central card. Central card shows a woman holding a rose. Two small cards show a boy and a girl with flowers. Two tiny cards cut to shape show a girl's face in a flower and a fan. The four other cards show the following:1. Two cards from: "McDonald and Co. 54 State St., Rochester, N. Y. Edwin C. Burt, Fine Shoes." One card shows a couple riding in a sailboat made of a shoe. The other shows a woman being carried in a shoe by dark-skinned, scantilly clad servants. Lower left corner of both cards says: "MKCo."2. Two eskimo or Inuit people riding in a sled pulled by a team of dogs.3. A man carrying a large basket of dishes on his head falling through a window as onlookers are shocked. Caption in French says: "Double Effet De Glaces."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, The
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. showing woman sitting holding a small dog and a baby with the dog's ear in her mouth. Caption says: "Confusion." Small inset picture shows old woman with a cup of tea and saucer. Caption above the inset: "Copyrighted 1884." Tiny caption under inset picture says: "'The Gt. Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co's celebrated teas and coffees have been my solace through life' -Grandmother." Back of card has small image of "Grandmother" with repeated caption. It lists branch houses and their locations in cities around the U.S. Kansas City address given on back of card: 927 Main St.Kansas City, Mo. (Address is slightly rubbed off.)
Date: 1884~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: T. Lee Adams
Description: Advertising card for T. Lee Adams showing a dog surrounded by cattails and reeds. Front of card says: "Compliments of T. Lee Adams, Dealer in Field and Garden Seeds. Telephone 432.." .D. Landreth and Son's Garden, Flower and Lawn Seeds." Front lower left corner has number C-782. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 419 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 60 with Dogs
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards, two of birds in cages and seven of dogs. There are two small dog heads, one large dog head (15 x 21 cm.." and four dog heads holding dead animals (birds and a rabbit).
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 55 with People and Pets
Description: Scrapbook page containing eleven advertising cards. Four small cards are cut to the shape of their image and show three cats and a dog. The other seven cards show the following:1. A girl picking apples. Card says: "Use Acme Soap .."." Best bar soap made."2. A girl in fancy hat and collar. Card says: "Muzzy's Corn Starch. Purity." Lower left corner has number I 65 and right corner says: "Shober and Carqueville, Chicago."3. A clown running from his shadow. Card says: "Middleboro Skating Rink, Town Hall, Middleboro, Mass..."""4. Ten African American children and babies gathered around an old man in a rocking chair next to a stove. Card says: "What Uncle Obadia says about Dixon's Stove Polish. Dixon's Carburet of Iron Stove Polish. Copyright 1887."5. A short, fat man with cymbals and a tall, thin man with a flute or whistle. Card says: "The Latest Importation, Coney-Island Musicians." Compliments of Bush and Bull, Largest Dry Goods Dealers, 305, 307, 309 and 311 Northampton St. Easton, Pa."6. A British, a Confederate, and a Union soldier holding hands and dancing around an obelisk marked "Bunker Hill." Next to them a grave says "Hatchet." and three dates are marked on card: 1861, 1776, and 1876.7. A woman sitting on a bench under a tree with a man in uniform.
Date: 1887~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Siegfried Bros.
Description: Advertising card for Siegfried Bros. showing three stereotypical Asian men frightened and running away from a large dog chained to a dog house. Caption says: "What d'yer soy? Ha! Ha! John Chinaman he eatie dogie." Front of card says: "Siegfried Bros. Manufacturers and Dealers in Fine Harness, Saddles, Turf and Stable Goods." Front lower left corner says: "H. McAllaster and Co., Chicago." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: No. 807 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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