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Title: American Hominy Flake Co.
Description: Advertising card for the American Hominy Flake Co. showing a rural scene of a pond, path, and shrubs with a blue floral border. Back of card says: "Try a package of Snow Flake Hominy and Cormane And You Will Be Happy.." Address given on back of card: Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing an African American man leaning out a window holding a white cloth. Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses 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: Taft's Dental Rooms
Description: Advertising card for Taft's Dental Rooms featuring a boy dressed in historical costume with plumed hat, puff sleeves, and breast plate. One of two cards with similar theme and design. Lower left corner has number 80. Front of card says: "New Location" and gives address. Back of card has advertising copy and prices including: "A Good Set of Teeth, $5.00; Our Best Set of Teeth, 8.00; Teeth Cleaned, .75; Teeth Filled, .75 up. Address given on front and back of card:
1024 Walnut St.,
.."" Kansas City, MO
Opposite Emery, Bird, Thayer's.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Peet Bros. Mfg. Co.
Description: Advertising card for Peet Bros. Mfg. Co. showing two boys riding in a sulky or small carriage being pulled by a girl. Back of card has a poem about "Peet's Water Queen" soap and says: "Our New Plant. Number Employees, 250. Number Salesmen, 30. Factory over 130,295 square feet of Floor Space. Capacity, 40,000,000 lbs. Laundry Soap per year. Capacity, 2,000,000 pounds Toilet. Capacity, 1,300,000 pounds Glycerine. Canned Lyes ad libitum .."." Peet Bros. Mfg. Co." No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Bernheimers
Description: Advertising card for Bernheimers showing a boy and a girl sitting in a blue, high-heeled shoe. The girl holds a doll and a parasol; the boy holds reins and a whip as if the shoe is a horse. Front lower left corner has number C-675. Back of card says: "A continuous show of shoes for men. A special for the week. The best shoes for the price in the city. Either black or tan color, and with heavy double soles. Fit and wear equal to any $5.00 shoe. Our Price is $3.50. This is a shoe made for winter wear." Address given on back of card:
12th & Main Sts.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing three musicians fighting with their conductor. They have a drum, a brass instrument, and a triangle. Fifth in a set of five cards telling a story. Captions in French. Front of card says: "Gredin--(Le Public s'impatiente)." Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses 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: Geo. E. Wisner's Saloon and Restaurant
Description: Advertising card for Geo. E. Wisner's Saloon and Restaurant showing a rear view of five bulls standing in a row. The first bull has small horns and its tail sticks straight up in the air. As you move right down the line, each bull has longer horns, but a droopier tail. One of two cards, identical except for background color (this one is white). Front of card says: "How Old are You?" and each cow is labeled, from left to right: "20 .."." 30 .."."40 .."." 50 .."." 60." Along side of card it says: "High Water Mark, 8 Feet 9 Inches in the Room." On the bottom it says: "Dan Griffin, Nights. Eugene Potts, Days. Geo. E. Wisner, Prop." Back of card says: "Geo. E. Wisner's Saloon and Restaurant, Stock Yards. Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Beer." Address given on back of card:
1605 Genesee St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing a cat with a large grin. Caption says: "Ha! Ha! Ha! I've eaten the canary!" Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses 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: The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Description: A brown paper shopping bag from The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Picture shows a train and two ships, all marked with "GA&PTC." The company's name is spelled out in the steam cloud coming from the train. A flying flag says: "The largest importers & 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.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Sewing Machine Co.
Description: Advertising card for the Kansas City Sewing Machine Co. showing a young girl holding up some cherries. Front lower right corner of card says: "Niagara Lith. Co. Buffalo, N.Y." Back of card has image of sewing machine table and says: "The Standard Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine. Two Machines in One. Lock Stitch and Chain Stitch. The Best and Fastest Sewing Machine in the World. For Sale By.."" followed by an incomplete stamp with address: "Kansas City Sewing Machine Co., Wholesale Sewing Machine Supplies,
12th and Walnut
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: G. W. Strope
Description: Advertising card for G. W. Strope, agents for the A. B. Chase Co. showing two girls sitting in a chair looking at a brochure about pianos. Front of card says: "'This is the piano Papa bought for us' on the other side you can see why." Front lower right corner says: "Wilmanns Bros. Lith. Milwaukee." Back of card says: "This is why we bought the A. B. Chase Piano..."" and follows with four reasons. It also says: "The A. B. Chase Co., Norwalk, Ohio." and is stamped with: "G. W. Strope Western Agts.
206 & 208 West 9th,
Kansas City, Mo."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: F. G. Smith
Description: Advertising card for F. G. Smith showing an image of a domed building identified as the "U. S. Government Building, Chicago" on the sail of a ship. Card is embossed. Front of card says: "F. G. Smith, High : Grade : Pianos." Back of card says: "Factory Prices. Easy Payments. F. G. Smith, Manufacturer of The Old Reliable Bradbury and the Celebrated Henning Pianos. Western Representative of The World-Renowned Steinway Pianos..." D. H. Reeder, Mgr. Pianos to Rent. Old Instruments Exchanged." Address given on front and back of card:
Western Warerooms:
1000 Walnut Street,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Oat Meal & Cereal Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Oat Meal & Cereal Co. showing a cobbler hammering at a shoe. Front of card says: "Why is a shoemaker a most industrious man??" Back of card says: "Eat Atlas Oats. The great and coming food for Fathers, Mothers and Children and all who wish health combined with economy. Atlas Oats are sold in two pound packages only by all grocers." Bottom of card says: "Solution. Because he works to the last." Address given only as U. S. A.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing a man in a suit and top hat standing on a diving board leaning down to light the cigarette of a man swimming. One of a set of two cards telling a story (original set had more than two cards). Caption says: "2. Certainly Sir!" Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses 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: G. Bernheimer, Bros. & Co.
Description: Advertising card for G. Bernheimer, Bros. & Co. showing a dog in a cradle. One of three cards with similar design. Back of card says: "Bernheimers'. Popular Books at Popular Prices. The following popular copyrighted Books we offer you at about 1=4 Less Than Regular Prices. 98c. Red Pottage. Tommy and Grizel. Voice of The People. Unleavened Bread. Three Men on Wheels. When Knighthood Was in Flower. Redemption David Corson. Resurrection. Romance of Gilbert Holmes. 98c. Visit Our Popular Book Department, if you Want to Save Money. All the Latest $1.50 Books Sold for 98c." Address is not given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: E. Pinkert, Practical Furrier
Description: Advertising card for E. Pinkert showing a girl outside in a coat and hat pushing a dog in a wheelbarrow. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Front lower left corner has number C-785. Back of card has image of bear and says: ?ǣImporter & Exporter of Sealskins and fine Foreign Furs. Manufacturer of all Classes of Fur Garments, Muffs, Capes, Caps, Boas, Gloves, Trimmings, etc. We do not buy from Jobbers, but import direct..." Re-dyeing, Altering and Refitting Seal Garments given special attention. Plush Cloaks steamed, cleaned and made over in the latest styles. Skins Tanned and Mounted." Address given on front and back of card:
1007 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: J. H. Leonard & Co.
Description: Advertising card for J. H. Leonard & Co. showing a boy holding a fan. Front of card says: "An Accurate Barometer. Hot, with prospect of being hotter." Back of card says: "J. H. Leonard & Co., The Largest and Only Dealers of Domestic Coal in Kansas City. Farmers', Lehigh & Lackawanna Anthracite Coal. Also Agents for Cannel and Semi-Anthracite Coal." Address given on back of card:
1233 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Telephone 689.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing three musicians playing as they are conducted. They play a drum, a brass instrument, and a triangle. First in a set of five cards telling a story. Captions in French. Front of card says: "1--Attention!" Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses 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: Kansas City Soap Co.
Description: Advertising card for the Kansas City Soap Co. showing a large silver moon with face in a darkening sunset sky smiling down on a dog. One of a set of two cards telling a story. Back of card has a four-stanza poem called "Mother's Appeal" about a laundry soap called "Water Queen." No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing girl listening to seashell. One of two cards of girls listening to shells. Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses 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

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