Advertising Cards

Title: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., The
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. showing a white dove sitting in front of a large cross covered with pink roses. Front of card says: "Our Easter Offering." Front lower right corner says: "Copyrighted 1886 by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company New York." Back of card has extensive advertising copy about "pure teas, coffees and baking powder," and lists branch houses and their locations in cities around the U.S. Kansas City address given on back of card: 923 Main St.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Milling Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Milling Co. with image of pink rose. One of three cards with similar image designed as a bookmark with slit to grip book's page. Front of card says: "Compliments of Kansas City Milling Co. Manufacturers of 'Imperial' and 'Success' Flour. The two best flours made. Use once and you will use always." Front lower right corner has number B573. Back of card is blank. No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 1, Introductory Page
Description: Scrapbook page containing seven advertising cards. Five of these are decorated letters which spell out "CARDS." The other two are pasted above and below the letters and cut to the shape of their image. One shows a hand holding a basket of roses. One shows two white doves sitting among roses.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: North, Orrison and Co.
Description: Advertising card for North, Orrison and Co. showing flowers next to an image of a cottage by a river in winter. Front of card says: "Compliments of North, Orrison and Co., Artistic Furniture, Draperies and Carpets." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 559 and 561 Main St., Kansas City.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Golden Eagle Clothing House
Description: Advertising card for Golden Eagle Clothing House showing house in winter scene and a pink rose. Card is embossed. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 512 and 514 Main St., Kansas City, MO.."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Lloyd and Thomas, Dry Goods and Notions
Description: Advertising card for "Lloyd and Thomas, Dry Goods and Notions" with image of a rose and other flowers. One of three cards with similar design. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 1008 Main St., Opposite W. W. Morgan.Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Peter Kelly
Description: Advertising card for Peter Kelly with an image of yellow roses. Front of card says: "Peter Kelly, Dealer in Groceries, Wines, Liquors, Corn, Oats, Bran, Hay, Etc., Etc." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: N. W. cor. 12th and Harrison Sts., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: R. S. Brown and Sons, Florists
Description: Advertising card for R. S. Brown and Sons showing a robin sitting on a pink rose with a scene of a cottage in snow behind. Front of card says: "R. S. Brown and Sons, Florists, Telephone 1770." Front lower left corner has number C-776. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Box 99 Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Cady and Olmstead, Jewelers
Description: Advertising card for Cady and Olmstead showing pink roses next to separate images of a cottage in snow and a ship at sea. Front of card says: "Cady and Olmstead, Jewelers." Front lower right corner has number B 413. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 718 Main St. and 717 Delaware St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Manning and Mann
Description: Advertising card for Manning and Mann showing yellow roses in a basket. Card is embossed. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 922 Main Street.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder and Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder and Co. showing a blonde girl and a donkey leaning over a fence to look at a rose. Front of card says: "Wholesale and Retail Representatives, Weber, Kranich and Bach, Bush and Gerts Pianos, Martin, Snyder and Co." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: S. W. Corner 11th and Walnut Streets, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 81 with Kansas City Businesses
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards from Kansas City businesses showing:1. Four cats. Card says: "Eyssell's Model Pharmacy. We mew for Eyssell Bros. Ginger Ale. Kansas City. Exposition. 1887. Phoenix Lith. Co. Chicago."2. A pink rose. Card says: "Geo. S. Hipes and Co. Junction Drug Store, 906 Main St."3. An African American man with hat and cane smoking. Caption says: "A New Coon in Town." Card says: "F. M. Williams, Boots and Shoes, 536 Main St., Kansas City, Mo."4. Text only saying: "N. H. Brassfield, Representing J. W. Jenkins and Son, Hallett and Cumston, Decker Bros'. and Weber Pianos, Packard Organs .."."." 615 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.5. Text only saying: "Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railway Company. 1889. Pass F. H. Kingsbury. Genl Ticket Agent C. and M. R. R. Until December 31, 1889."6.Two cards for "John G. Pascoe, The Artist Tailor..."" 206 W. Fifth St., Kansas City." One shows an African American woman with a bow and arrow. Caption says: "Saratoga" and lower left corner has number 50. The other shows a portrait of a woman on an artist's palette.7. A man and three horses at a trough. Card says: "J. J. Foster, Harness and Saddlery. And jobber of Turf Goods Specialties. 511 Main Street, Tel. 2028. Kansas City, Mo." 8. A pink rose. Card says: "Kansas City Piano Co., 1106 Main Street."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: A. Holland, Shoe and Clothing House
Description: Advertising card for A. Holland, Shoe and Clothing House showing a framed scene of a river surrounded by snow bordered by pink roses and a flying bird. Front lower left corner has number 840. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 551 and 553 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: A. Holland, Shoe and Clothing House
Description: Advertising card for A. Holland Shoe and Clothing House showing a scene of a church in winter inside a cresent moon next to a pink rose. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 551 and 553 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Bernheimer Bros. and Co.
Description: Advertising card for Bernheimer Bros. and Co. showing a portrait of a girl wearing a necklace. Portrait has a border of roses. One of two cards with similar theme and design. Front of card says: “Bernheimer Bros. and Co., One Price Bargain Dry Goods Emporium.” Lower left corner has "No. 817." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 912 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: H. H. Shepard
Description: Advertising card for H. H. Shepard showing a red rose on a geometrically patterned background. Front of card says: "H. H. Shepard.." .Books, Wall Paper, Fine Stationery." Bottom of card is cut off. Back of card is blank. No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 70 with Flowers and Women in Traditional Costume
Description: Scrapbook page containing seven advertising cards and a newspaper clipping. The clipping says: "Mr. Nathan Degginger of Kansas City was in our office on Saturday. He and his sister, Bertha, always take in the Sparks Picnic. This is their old home and they have many friends here." Four oval cards each show a woman in the traditional dress of an unidentified country. Two cards show a hand and flowers, one with a fan. One large (18 x 22 cm.) card shows a basket of flowers.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Quon Sam Kee, China and Japan Bazaar
Description: Advertising card for Quon Sam Kee with images of red roses. Front of card says: "Quon Sam Kee, China and Japan Bazaar." Front lower left corner has number 75. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 16 1/2 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: North, Orrison and Co.
Description: Advertising card for North, Orrison and Co. showing an image of a church in winter enclosed in a crescent moon shape with a rose next to it. Front of card says: "Compliments of North, Orrison and Co., Artistic Furniture, Draperies and Carpets." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Cor. 6th and Main Sts., Kansas City.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Mrs. D. N. Taffé, Millinery and Lace Goods
Description: Advertising card for "Mrs. D. N. Taffé, Millinery and Lace Goods" with image of a pink rose. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 1025 Main Street, Kansas City.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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