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Title
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 12 with Unrelated Cards
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards arranged in two columns showing the following:1. Three women at a table looking on as a man reads to them.2. A man on a horse roping a bull. Card says: "'Testing' Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton."3. A man riding an unidentified farm machine being pulled across a grassy field by a horse.4. A couple lying under an umbrella at the beach, a sailing ship in the distance. Card says: "J. and P. Coats' Thread."5. Two children dancing outside. Card says: "Founded 1829. E. Jaccard Jewelry Company, Fifth and Olive Sts, St. Louis, Mo."6. White daisies and a banner that says: "A Merry Christmas."7. Holly surrounding a winter scene with cottage. Card says: "A Happy Christmas."8. A hunting dog in pointing posture. Card says: "F. A. Wells and Co., The Clothiers. 167 Main St..."" (Last words are worn off.)9. A rooster standing by a box with a chicken and hatching chicks. Card says: "Call for Corle's Crackers and Candies."
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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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Gentry's Dollar Store
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Description
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Advertising card for Gentry's Dollar Store showing a man in armor on a horse holding a flag. Front lower left corner has number 305 and lower right corner has number 7. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card:103 West Ninth 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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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 54 with People and Horses
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing seven advertising cards showing the following:1. A woman feeding an old man who appears sick.2. Two children looking at an African American man holding a sign (which is blank).3. A man being fitted for a hat. Card says:.."."."" Booksellers and Stationers, 105 Main St, Norwich, Conn." Lower right corner says: "Ketterlinus Philada."4. A large card (14 x 23 cm.) with a man riding a farm machine pulled by two horses. Machine is labeled: "The Deering All Steel Binder."5. A man being measured.6. A man sitting yawning next to a suitcase. Card says: "Trade with Lane and Ullery, The Leading Furniture Dealers, Troy, Ohio."7. A woman and a man.
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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 9 with Women, Horses, and Country Scenes
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing seven advertising cards. Three cards are cut to the shape of their image. One shows a yellow rose; the other two each show a woman in a blue dress. The other four cards show:1. A man riding a horse jumping over a brook.2. A man driving a horse pulling a rake over a field. Card says: “The Tiger, King of Rakes. Manufactured by J. M. Childs and Co., Utica, N.Y.”3. A steamboat on a river with men working on bank nearby.4. A man and woman looking at a painting. Lower left corner says: "Depose."
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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 78 with Christmas Cards
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing ten advertising cards with a Christmas theme. Of seven smaller cards, there are three with Santa, three with angels and flowers, and one with a woman in flowered dress and crown. The three larger cards show a nativity scene; a sleigh laden with a Christmas tree being pulled by horses through a covered bridge; and a carriage being pulled by a team of four horses.
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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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Martin, Snyder and Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Martin, Snyder and Co. showing a man riding a horse and leading another horse over snowy land to a building in the woods. Caption says: "Puzzle Card.--Find Bull, Two Deer, Camel, Chicken, Shrimp, Face, Monkey, and an Old Man Smoking a Pipe.."(These animals can be seen hidden in the drawing.) Front of card says: "Wholesale and Retail Representatives, Weber, Kranich and Bach, Bush and Gerts Pianos, Martin, Snyder and Co." Lower left front corner has number C-905. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: S. W. Corner 11th and Walnut Streets, 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 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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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 37 with Unrelated Cards
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards. Four cards are very small cutouts of people, two playing music, one Asian, one with a monkey. The other five cards show the following:1. A large brown clapboard building.2. Two horses running away with a plow, the farmer in the air behind hanging on.3. People looking at a picture of a man and woman leaving a train in the snow and walking down the platform towards a Fred Harvey sign.4. A winter scene with a barn in the snow.5. Two boys on the street pointing at a women whose skirt has ripped. Card says: "New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass. My Dear, you should buy a Light-Running 'New Home' Sewing Machine. Its seams never rip."
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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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F. Weber's Sons
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Description
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Advertising card for F. Weber's Sons with a photograph of a horse hitched to a sulky carrying a man. Front of card says: "Joe Patchen, 2:01 1/4 --The Kansas-bred Cyclone. Presented by F. Weber's Sons, 1004-1006 Walnut St., Sole Agents in Kansas City for Harrold's Hoof Ointment, the greatest remedy in the world for Horses' Feet." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 1004-1006 Walnut St.
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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. J. Foster
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Description
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Advertising card for J. J. Foster showing a brown horse pulling a sleigh over ice. Caption says: "Norwegian.." Front of card says: "J. J. Foster, Harness and Saddlery, and Jobber of Turf Goods Specialties. Telephone 2028." Front lower left corner has number C-648. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 511 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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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 81 with Kansas City Businesses
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Description
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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."
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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 80 with Kansas City Businesses
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing 11 advertising cards including four for businesses in Kansas City, Missouri. The cards show the following:1. A woman's face over a field of cows. Card says: "The Great American Drama. Only a Farmers Daughter." Bottom of card says: "The Courier Lith. Co. Buffalo, N.Y."2. A woman and child sitting looking at a piano labeled: "Packard Grand."3. Three horses drinking at a trough. Card says: "$1,000 reward for the proof of the existence of a better liniment for human and animal flesh than 'Merchant's Gargling Oil' or a better worm remedy than 'Merchant's Worm Tablets' Manufactured by Merchant's Gargling Oil Co., Lockport, N.Y. John Hodge, Secy." Bottom of card says: "The Courier Lith. Co. Buffalo, N.Y."4. A geisha wearing collar and cuffs and using an umbrella and shoes made of cuffs. Card says: "Celluloid Waterproof Collars, Cuffs, and Shirt Bosoms." Bottom of card says: "Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, N.Y."5. A woman with a man in a bathrobe holding a bottle. Card says: "Ayer's Sarsaparilla. The Deacon: 'Land sake Liza, the very sight of that bottle makes me feel like another man.' Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a compound concentrated extract-the strongest, best, cheapest blood medicine."6. A woman wearing a fancy collar. Card says: "Yours for Health, Lydia E. Pinkham. Put this in your album." Handwriting on card says: "Something New."7. A smiling cat. Caption says: "Ha! Ha! Ha! I've eaten the canary!"8. A small image of a sewing machine and two scenes with a woman speaking to a man entitled "A Painful Alternative." One says: "I will have a 'New Home' Machine!" and the other says: "A 'New Home' or a divorce, Take your choice, Sir!" Card says: "New Home Sewing Machine Co., 1030 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. F. M. Weaver and Co. Wholesale Dealers."9. Price list for purveyor of alcohol, "Louis Robidoux, Kansas City, Mo." Card includes prices for "W. H. McBrayer, Breckenridge, Golden Wedding Rye, J. W. Dant, Old Crow, Maple Leaf, Anderson County, Howard County Bourbon, Duncan County Bourbon, Jim Crow."10. "Columbus presenting to the King and Queen of Spain Trophies secured in the New World 1492." Native Americans are huddled in the corner and a carriage is displayed. Card says: "Columbus Buggy Co., Columbus, Ohio. Branch House, 806 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo." Bottom of card says: "The Krebs Co., Cin.O."11. A cat playing with yarn on knitting needles. Card says: "New Home Sewing Machine Co., No. 101 West Ninth 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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J. J. Foster
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Description
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Advertising card for J. J. Foster showing a man and woman with arms around each other riding in a horse-drawn carriage. Front of card says: "J. J. Foster, Harness and Saddlery, Turf Goods a Specialty." Front lower left corner has number C-935. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 511 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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J. J. Foster
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Description
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Advertising card for J. J. Foster showing a horse and carriage with a man standing at the horse's head and one sitting in the carriage. Front of card says: "J. J. Foster, Harness and Saddlery, and Jobber of Turf Goods Specialties. Telephone 2028." Front lower left corner has number C-683. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 511 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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J. J. Foster
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Description
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Advertising card for J. J. Foster showing a team of four black horses pulling a chariot at great speed. Caption says: "Roman.." Front of card says: "J. J. Foster, Harness and Saddlery, and Jobber of Turf Goods Specialties. Telephone 2028." Front lower left corner has number C-648. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 511 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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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 8 with Unrelated Cards
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing nine advertising and calling cards showing the following: 1. A woman riding a horse jumping over a stone wall. Card says: "Faith Whitcomb's Liniment, Cures Rheumatism and Neuralgia..." Chas. Shields Sons, 20 and 22 Gold St, N.Y." 2. A butler holding a tray. Card says: "Howe's Special Bargain House, 254 Main St., Worcester..."" 3. A woman in a yellow dress and fur coat. Card says: "J. N. Gloyes, Fine Shoes, Utica, N. Y..." Mayer, Merkel and Ottmann, Lith. N.Y."4. An embossed calling card that says: "Edward Laughlin."5. Holly, a rose, and a bell on black background. Bell says: "Merry Christmas."6. Embossed card with flowers and a hand holding a locket.7. A man walking through a winter storm holding an umbrella. Card says: "A Merry Christmas. In spite of wind and weather."8. A card with text only advertising a vacation to Chicago during the World's Fair Exposition from "Missouri Valley World's Fair Transportation Co., Rooms 1011 and 1012 New York Life Building, F. O. Derr, Manager" for "$36.00, Payable 40 cents per week." 9. A man at a bar pouring from a bottle, but missing his glass. Card says: "A Whiskey Straight. The result of not using The Great American Tea Co's Celebrated Teas and Coffees."
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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 36 with Scenes of Country Life and Other Cards
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing six advertising cards showing the following:1. A man with a mandolin sitting looking into a woman's eyes. Lower right corner of card says: "Depose." 2. People fishing in a river in front of a mill building with waterwheel.3. Two horses and a foal. Lower right corner has number 571.4. Two images: A man plowing a field with a team of three horses and a man and woman talking. Card says: "Plowing." Lower right corner says: "Richmond and Co. Buffalo, N.Y."5. Two people embracing in the desert as a servant looks on. Card says: "'The parting of Ruth and Naomi." Lower left corner says: "J. Ottmann Lith. Co. N.Y."6. A house in the woods in winter, covered in snow. Card says: "The Genuine [Dr.] C. McLane's Liver Pills."
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card