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Title: J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co.
Description: Advertising card for J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co. with image of a barn swallow perched on a branch. Front lower left corner of card has No. 45. Back of card says: "Ludwig Pianos Are Competing Against the World at the Paris Exhibition 1900. (One of the 2 American Makes Represented.." Address given on back of card:
Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
Date: 1900
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co.
Description: Folded advertising card for J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co. that unfolds to show an illustrated version of "Jack and Jill." When folded, the card looks like a crocodile leather wallet which says: "As there is interest for the reader of the jingles of childhood within, there is also profit for those who take advantage of our suggestions there." As you open the card, it says: "Our store is a great exposition of all that's newest and best in pianos, musical instruments and musical merchandise..."" When fully open, the inside of the card has the Jack and Jill rhyme accompanied by images of a girl and boy walking up a hill, then falling down the hill, then being patched up by a woman. At the bottom it says: "Copyrighted 1898 by Niagara Lith. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." Address is given on outside of card:
921-923 Main Street.
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1898
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Gill Piano Co., The
Description: Advertising card for The Gill Piano Co. showing a woman lowering herself onto a bench and pushing aside the man and woman already sitting there. Caption says:"Don't Apologize! But look on the other side." Lower right front corner has number C-645. One of two cards with identical image, but different backs (other card for Kansas City Baby Carriage Co.." Back of card says: "Mason & Hamlin, Chase Bros., Keller Bros. Pianos. James K. M. Gill, Manager. The Gill Piano Co., Successor to The A. H. Whitney Co., Pianos and Organs." Address given on back of card:
1024 Walnut Street,
(Second Floor, Take Elevator.)
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: Geo. W. Strope & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Geo. W. Strope & Co. showing two children reading posters mounted on a fence. One of the posters says: "Mamma bought a Kurtzmann Piano And I Am Delighted With It. Sold by Geo. W. Strope & Co., Kansas City, Mo." Front lower left corner has number B-906. Back of card is blank except for two duplicate stamps with company address:
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 two men fishing in a lake, one in a boat and one reclining on the grassy bank. Caption says: "Autumn." One of three cards each illustrating a season. Front lower left corner has number 8. 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 back of card:
Western Warerooms:
1000 Walnut Street,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing one boy carrying another piggy-back style as he walks across a telephone wire. Caption says: "On the daring slack wire." Front of card is stamped: "Martin Snyder & Co., Western Representatives for Kranich & Bach Pianos. Tuning and Repairing." Front lower left corner has number C-909. Back of card says: "Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Smith American, United States." Address given on front and back of card:
1016 and 1018 Walnut Street,
Tel. No. 2338
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing a man with a large potato for a head wearing glasses and a hat hoeing a field. Caption says: "Daddy Potatoe;--'I am taking good care of my little ones!'" One of a set of two cards with similar images of people with vegetable heads. Front lower left corner has number K 846 V. Back of card says: "Martin, Snyder & Co.." .Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Chicago Cottage, United States. Tuning and Repairing." Address given on back of card:
S. E. Cor. 11th and Walnut Sts.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing a woman with a large red onion for a head sitting and crying while holding a knife and a pan of onions. Caption says: "Mrs. Big Onion;--'You are so small you make we weep!'" One of a set of two cards with similar images of people with vegetable heads. Front lower left corner has number K 846 V. Back of card says: "Martin, Snyder & Co.." .Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Chicago Cottage, United States. Tuning and Repairing." Address given on back of card:
S. E. Cor. 11th and Walnut Sts.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing pink flowers in a crescent shape on a turquoise background. Card is embossed. Front of card says: "'The Kranich & Bach.' The Leading Pianos of the World. Manufactured by Kranich & Bach, New York." Front of card is stamped very faintly: "Martin Snyder & Co., Western Representatives for Kranich & Bach Pianos. Tuning and Repairing." Back of card has same stamp. Address given on front and back of card:
1016 and 1018 Walnut Street,
Tel. No. 2338
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing a man in polka-dot waistcoat, jacket with tails, and spats tripping and falling. Caption says: "Down went McGinty to the bottom of the say." One of four cards with the same character. Lower left side of image has number 535 and right side has letter H. Lower right corner of card says: "Copyright applied for." Bottom of card is stamped "Dont [sic] look on the other side." Back of card says: "Martin Snyder & Co.." .Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Smith American. Tuning and Repairing." Address given on back of card:
1016 Walnut Street.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing two owls sitting on a tree branch in front of a lake with their arms around each other holding two baby owls. An owl wearing a night cap and glasses watches out of a hole in the tree trunk; below, three frogs hug each other; above, a moon peeks out from behind the tree. One of a set of three cards telling a story. Caption says: "Restoration." Back of card says: "Martin, Snyder & Co..."."Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Chicago Cottage, United States. Tuning and Repairing." Address given on back of card:
S. E. Cor. 11th and Walnut Sts.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing two owls sitting on a tree branch in front of a lake as the sun sets, one with its arms (wings) around the other. An owl wearing a nightcap leans out of a hole in the tree trunk and points at them; below, three frogs watch; above, a cresent moon beams. One of a set of three cards telling a story. Caption says: "Admiration." Back of card says: "Martin, Snyder & Co.." .Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Chicago Cottage, United States. Tuning and Repairing." Address given on back of card:
S. E. Cor. 11th and Walnut Sts.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing a man in polka-dot waistcoat, hat, and spats about to step into an uncovered manhole. Caption says: "Down went McGinty to the bottom of the hole." One of four cards with the same character. Lower left side of image has number 535 and right side has letter H. Lower right corner of card says: "Copyright applied for." Back of card says: "Martin Snyder & Co.." .Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Smith American. Tuning and Repairing." Address given on back of card:
1016 Walnut Street.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing a mandolin in front of a paper with sketch of a country scene. Front of card is stamped: "Martin Snyder & Co., Western Representatives for Kranich & Bach Pianos. Tuning and Repairing." Back of card has image of piano and says: "Bush & Gerts' Pianos. If you want in your house the very best Piano you can purchase, and that will last you a lifetime and give you no trouble or vexation, (as many pianos do) purchase one of the celebrated Bush & Gerts' Pianos, and your friends will do likewise. They can be seen at our warerooms: 243 & 245 E. Chicago Avenue, W. H. Bush & Co." Address given on front of card:
1016 and 1018 Walnut Street,
Tel. No. 2338
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing two owls sitting on a tree branch in front of a lake being married by an owl in a collar. Two owls watch out of a hole in the tree trunk; below, two frogs dance and one plays a harp; above, a full moon watches. One of a set of three cards telling a story. Caption says: "Consummation." Back of card says: "Martin, Snyder & Co.." .Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Chicago Cottage, United States. Tuning and Repairing." Address given on back of card:
S. E. Cor. 11th and Walnut Sts.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing a man in polka-dot waistcoat and spats falling a long way with stone wall behind. Caption says: "Down went McGinty to the bottom of the wall." One of four cards with the same character. Lower left side of image has number 535 and right side has letter H. Lower right corner of card says: "Copyright applied for." Bottom of card is stamped "Dont [sic] look on the other side." Back of card says: "Martin Snyder & Co.." .Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Smith American. Tuning and Repairing." Address given on back of card:
1016 Walnut Street.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Martin, Snyder & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing a man in polka-dot waistcoat and spats sitting on a bench with hand on chin as if thinking. Caption says: "Down went McGinty to the bottom of the cell." One of four cards with the same character. Lower left side of image has number 535 and right side has letter H. Lower right corner of card says: "Copyright applied for." Bottom of card is stamped "Dont [sic] look on the other side." Back of card says: "Martin Snyder & Co.." .Pianos. Kranich & Bach, Bush & Gerts, Mason & Hamlin. Organs. Mason & Hamlin, Smith American. Tuning and Repairing." Address given on back of card:
1016 Walnut Street.
Date: 1895~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Geo. W. Strope & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Geo. W. Strope & Co. showing two children reading posters mounted on a fence. One of the posters says: "Mamma bought a Kurtzmann Piano And I Am Delighted With It. Sold by Geo. W. Strope & Co., Kansas City, Mo." Front lower left corner has number B-906. Back of card is blank except for a stamp with company address:
G. W. Strope Western Agts.
206 & 208 West 9th,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: J. W. Jenkins' Sons
Description: Advertising card for J. W. Jenkins' Sons showing a woman and baby (angels?) floating in the sky, the woman playing a triangle. Front of card says: "Conover Brothers, Pianos. New York." Back of card says: "Compliments of Conover Brothers Co. / Manufacturers of Grand and Upright Pianos / New York." and provides a list of "eminent Critics" who endorse the pianos. It also says: "Represented by J. W. Jenkins' Sons, Kansas City's Popular Music House. Removed to 921 Main Street." Address given on back of card:
921 Main St.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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