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Title
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Carl Hoffman
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Description
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Advertising card for Carl Hoffman showing a ship sailing on the ocean. Front of card says: "The Sterling Pianos.." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 1012-1014 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Cady and Olmstead, Jewelers
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Description
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Advertising card for Cady and Olmstead showing a ship at full sail. Front of card says: "Cady and Olmstead, Jewelers." Front lower left corner has number C-862. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 1024 and 1026 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 67 with People
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing ten advertising cards all cut to shape showing mainly people including a man in decorated military uniform, a king, three women, two men in feathered hats, and a woman in a flowered dress. Cards also show a sailing ship and a church with mountains behind.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 65 with Horse-Drawn Carriage and Ships
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing seven advertising cards showing the following:1. Two steam boats on the water. Caption says: "A spurt for the lead, Boston Harbor."2. Five men on a ship looking across the sea to land on which a sign says: "Ayer's Sarsaparilla." Caption says: "The Discovery of America."3. Fans (two small cards cut to shape).4. Six people riding in a carriage pulled by four horses. Side of carriage says: "Old Judge." Card is large (18 x 26 cm.) and cut to shape.5. Girl wearing a hat holding a teddybear.6. Men working on a ship with large spools of thread. Card says: "J. and P. Coats' Best Six-Cord Spool Cotton and Cleopatra's Needle."
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Ferd. Heim Brewing Co.
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Description
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Set of three advertising cards for the Ferd. Heim Brewing Co. tied together with a ribbon on the left side. Top card is blue and shows a framed sailing ship and some flowers. Second card is blue and shows a scene of two people sitting in a boat fishing next to a small bridge. Third card is pink and shows a view of the sea with sail boats and a lighthouse. Only the top card is scanned. One of two such sets of cards (second and third cards are identical in each set). Front of each card says: "Compliments of Ferd. Heim Brewing Co. Kansas City, Mo." Back of each card is blank. Address given on front of card: Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Hershfield, The Jeweler
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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T. Lee Adams
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Description
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Advertising card for T. Lee Adams showing a boat sailing on the ocean at sunset and a large rose. Front of card says: "Seeds! T. Lee Adams.." .English Blue Grass, Red Top Clover, Timothy Blue Grass, Seed Wheat, Orchard Grass, Rock Salt. Write for Prices or Telephone 432." Front lower left corner has number C-763. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 419 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., The
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Description
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A brown paper shopping bag from The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Picture shows a train and two ships, all marked with "GAandPTC." The company's name is spelled out in the steam cloud coming from the train. A flying flag says: "The largest importers and retailers in the world. 110 branch stores in the U.S. Headquarters 35-37 Vesey St., N.Y." Four addresses are given for stores in Cincinnati. No Kansas City address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 29 with Scenes of Country Life
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing six advertising cards mainly showing scenes of country life including the following:1. A person in the mountains with sheep. Card says: Morning in the Highlands." and in lower right corner: "Bufford."2. A man and team of two horses pulling a reaper. Card says: "Deering Light Reaper."3. Card has two images: A man carrying a bucket walking arm in arm with a woman, followed by a cow; a man and team of two horses plowing a field. Card says "Sowing" and in lower right corner: "Copyright. Richmond and Co., Buffalo, N.Y."4. A winter scene with house in snow and person with cane.5. A sailing ship by moonlight with border of flowers. Card says: "at W. C. Winnie and Co."6. Children leaning over a river bank looking at something. Card says: "Juvenile Curiosity."
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card