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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: Legg Bros.
Description: Advertising card for Legg Bros. showing a child in a fur-trimmed coat holding arms out in display or curtsy. Front of card says: "Compliments of Kansas City Piano Co. 1123 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo." Lower part of image has number H 434. Back of card is stamped with: "Legg Bros. Sheet Music. Music Books, Musical Merchandise Etc.." Address given on back of card:
1123 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Legg Bros.
Description: Advertising card for Legg Bros. showing a boy sitting on a stool unwrapping a present with holly at his feet. Front of card says: "Compliments of Kansas City Piano Co. 1123 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo." Lower part of image has number H 434. Back of card is stamped with: "Legg Bros. Sheet Music. Music Books, Musical Merchandise Etc.." Address given on back of card:
1123 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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 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 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 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: Bradbury Pianos
Description: Advertising card for Bradbury Pianos showing four dogs wearing eye glasses sitting with legs crossed reading newspapers. Front of card says: "Astonishing!." The Bradbury Piano again selected for the White House. This fifth term beats the records. 'The Sweetest and best Tuned Piano Made is the Bradbury.'" Back of card has an image of two babies looking at a piece of music and says: "Freeborn G. Smith, Man'fr of Bradbury Pianos, 95 Fifth Ave., New York. / The Bradbury Piano. True to Nature / Factories: New York. Brooklyn. Leominster. Warerooms: Chicago. Kansas City. Philadelphia. Washington.." No Kansas City address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Piano Co.
Description: 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.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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 & Son
Description: 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.
Date: 1890
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: J. W. Jenkins & Son
Description: 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.
Date: 1890
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: J. W. Jenkins & Son
Description: 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.
Date: 1890
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: 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: 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

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