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Title
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J. W. Jenkins & Son
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Description
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Advertising card for J. W. Jenkins & Sons showing a girl dragging a large basket of apples down a hill. Front of card says: "Story & Clark Organ Co. Canal and 16th Streets, Chicago. For Sale By J. W. Jenkins & Son. Popular Prices! Decker Bros., Vose & Sons, Mathushek Pianos." Back of card has a small image of a factory and says: "Fall of 1890, Chicago, Ill. You are hereby respectfully invited to call at the Model Organ Factory of the World, corner Canal and 16th Streets, Chicago, at your early convenience and inspect same throughout, upon presentation of this card. We are to-day the largest exclusive reed organ manufacturers in the World..." Yours respectfully, Story & Clark Organ Co. / R. S. V. P." Address given on front of card:
615 Main St.
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Date
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1890
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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J. W. Jenkins & Son
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Description
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Advertising card for J. W. Jenkins & Sons showing a girl picking flowers. Front of card says: "Story & Clark Organ Co. Canal and 16th Streets, Chicago. For Sale By J. W. Jenkins & Son. Popular Prices! Decker Bros., Vose & Sons, Mathushek Pianos." Back of card has a small image of a factory and says: "Fall of 1890, Chicago, Ill. You are hereby respectfully invited to call at the Model Organ Factory of the World, corner Canal and 16th Streets, Chicago, at your early convenience and inspect same throughout, upon presentation of this card. We are to-day the largest exclusive reed organ manufacturers in the World..." Yours respectfully, Story & Clark Organ Co. / R. S. V. P." Address given on front of card:
615 Main St.
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Date
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1890
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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J. W. Jenkins & Son
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Description
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Advertising card for J. W. Jenkins & Sons showing a girl holding an umbrella standing under the eves of a building as it stops raining and the sun comes out. Front of card says: "Story & Clark Organ Co. Canal and 16th Streets, Chicago. For Sale By J. W. Jenkins & Son. Popular Prices! Decker Bros., Vose & Sons, Mathushek Pianos." Back of card has a small image of a factory and says: "Fall of 1890, Chicago, Ill. You are hereby respectfully invited to call at the Model Organ Factory of the World, corner Canal and 16th Streets, Chicago, at your early convenience and inspect same throughout, upon presentation of this card. We are to-day the largest exclusive reed organ manufacturers in the World..."" Yours respectfully, Story & Clark Organ Co. / R. S. V. P." Address given on front of card:
615 Main St.
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Date
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1890
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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G. W. Strope
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Description
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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."
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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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J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co. showing a girl picking flowers. Front lower left corner of card has number 608 and lower right corner says: "Amlico N. Y." Back of card says: "If interested..."We would call your attention to the Ludwig Piano...Sold on easy terms if desired." Address given on back 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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Kansas City Piano Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Kansas City Piano Co. with an image of a girl in a blue dress with a hat covered in pink flowers. Front of card says: "Make a specialty of Renting Pianos for any term of time, and will sell you a piano or organ on very easy payments..."" Lower left edge of image has number 1040 and says: "Beacon Lith. Co. Boston." Back of card says: "Over 57,000 New England Pianos made and sold is An Index of Public Opinion...New England Piano Co. 200 Tremont St., Boston. 98 Fifth Ave., New york. 262, 264 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 26, 28, 30 O'Farrell St., San Francisco.." Address given on front of card:
1106 Main 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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Conover Brothers Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Conover Brothers Co. showing a girl in coat and hat leaning down in the snow to touch a dead bird. Front of card is damaged. Front lower right corner has number 705 and lower left corner says: "Bufford." Back of card says: "Conover Brothers Co., Manufacturers of Piano Fortes...Indorsed [sic] by the following Eminent Musicians / Rive-King, Lillian Nordica, Clara E. Colby, Ella F. Backus, Anton Strelezki, Robt. Goldbeck, Geo. W Morgan, E. M. Bowman, Frank P. Fisk, G. Morosini, Geo. A. Parker, Geo. W. Steele, Chas. Konkel, Dr. S. N. Penfield, H. M. Bosworth, Earnest Hartmen." It also has two paragraphs about Conover's improvements to pianos: "From the Musical Courier / New York, July 13th, 1887." Address given on back of card: South Western Agency, Conover Bros., Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
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Date
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1887~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
