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J. H. Leonard & Co.
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Advertising card for J. H. Leonard & Co. showing a blonde girl wearing a lacy dress with blue ribbons. Back of card says: "J. H. Leonard & Co., Proprietors and Operators of the Celebrated Farmers' Coal Mines, and Dealers in Lehigh, and Lackawanna Anthracite Coal. Agents for the Missouri Valley Cannel Coal Company." Address given on back of card:
Main Office:
1233 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Telephone 689.
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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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Robert Keith Furniture and Carpet Co.
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Advertising card for Robert Keith Furniture and Carpet Co. showing a portrait of a young girl in a white dress with blue ribbon. Back of card gives information about "Our Warerooms," which are "the largest in the United States...occupying ten floors, an area of 80,000 feet of floor room..."" Address given on front and back of card:
811 & 813 Main St, 810 to 814 Walnut 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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Kansas City Sewing Machine Co.
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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.
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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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C. I. Hood & Co.
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Advertising card for C. I. Hood & Co. showing a girl having a tea party with two puppies or dogs. Card is shaped like a plate and has a number of cracks around the edge. Front of card says: "Hoods Tooth Powder, Whitens the teeth, sweetens the breath. 25 Cts. a bottle." Back of card says: "C. I. Hood & Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass., U. S. A." and has extensive advertising copy about Hood's Tooth Powder and Hood's Sarsaparilla. It has a hook that says: "Manufactured only by [Dona]ldson Brothers, [Fiv]e Points, [New Y]ork." No Kansas City 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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Kansas City Piano Co.
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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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Weis & Ridge
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Description
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Advertising card for Weis & Ridge showing a young girl in red hat and shirt trimmed with leaves and acorns. Front of card says: "Acorn Stoves and Ranges. Rathbone, Sard & Co. Albany, Chicago, Detroit. For Sale By Weis & Ridge." Front right side of card says: "J. Ottmann Lith. N.Y." Back of card says: "Something New! The Tropic Single Generator Vapor Stove, is the best, because of its..." followed by long advertising copy. No 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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Spalding's Commercial College
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Advertising card for Spalding's Commercial College showing an envelope ripped open to a letter and picture of a girl. One of two cards with similar design. Back of card says: "Twenty-sixth annual Day School, in session all the year." and "Twenty-sixth annual Night School, in session Oct. 1 to April 1." Also: "Established Oct. 25, 1865. Incorporated July 11, 1867. All English and Commercial Branches, Short-Hand, Type-Writing, Modern Languages, Higher Mathematics, etc., practically taught at lowest rates. Unrivalled Course of Instruction. Large Faculty of seventeen experienced Teachers and Lecturers. Twenty New and Elegant College Rooms. Unsurpassed advantages. No Vacations. Catalogues free...Elevator Entrance N. Y. Life Building, Cor. Ninth and Wall Streets. J. F. Spalding, A. M., President." Address given on back and front of card:
Kansas City, Mo.
East Wing N. Y. Life Bldg., Nos. 814, 816, 818 Delaware St.
(Near "Junction" Ninth, Delaware and Main Sts.)
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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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K. C. Milling Co., The
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Advertising card for The Kansas City Milling Co. showing two girls wrapped together in a shawl with a small image of a bridge and flowers above. Card is embossed. Back of card says: "The Flour of the Family. Imperial. A Kansas City Product, made by The K. C. Milling Co..."" No 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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G. W. Strope
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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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The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
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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.
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Date
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1885~
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Advertising Card
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David B. Kirk & Co.
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Advertising card for David B. Kirk & Co. showing a girl whispering in another girl's ear. Front of card says: ?ǣKirk's Komplete Kernel.?ǥ Back of card says: "Kirk's Komplete Kernel Whole Wheat Flour. Physicians all recommend it for a Brain and Nerve Food. We are a rushing, pushing, crowding people, whose nerves and brains are overtaxed daily in the rush for first place. This condition requires more nutritious food. Something that assimilates quickly and easily. Bread made from whole wheat will be found better than any other article on the market as a 'food.' Any grocer can furnish it. Trade supplied by David B. Kirk & Co., Flour Exporters and Jobbers, 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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The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
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Description
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Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing a girl in pink clothing at the beach. Front lower left corner has number 1341. Back of card has advertising copy about A & P Condensed Milk including: "Physicians and consumers please take notice that our A & P Condensed Milk in made in Porcelain Vaccuum Pans. We are the only manufacturers in the world that use Porcelain Pans. All others use Copper Pans, with one exception. It is unnecessary for us to make a comparison between Porcelain and Copper Pans. We leave that matter with the public." It says: "200 stores in the U.S." No Kansas City 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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Moline Plow Co.
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Advertising card for Moline Plow Co., agents for Stover Manfg. Co., showing a girl standing on a fence picking roses and holding a rake. Front of card says: ?ǣStover Manfg. Co., Freeport, Ill. Make the largest and best line of machinery for grinding and cutting feed, shelling corn, cutting wood, pumping water, &c., on earth..."" Front lower left corner has number B422. Back of card has image of foundry buildings and says: "33 1/3 percent. Saved by grinding your feed with an Ideal Feed Mill over feeding it whole..."" Address given on front 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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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Comp., The
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Description
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Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing basket holding flowers and three girls. Card is cut in shape of the basket. Back of card lists branch houses and their locations in cities around the U.S. Kansas City address given on back of card:
923 Main St.
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Advertising Card
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Spalding's Commercial College
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Advertising card for Spalding's Commercial College showing an assortment of unrelated images: a girl, some flowers, and a lighthouse. Card is embossed. Front of card says: "Telephone 1174." Back of card says: "Twenty-eighth year...Day school all the year...Night School October 2 to April 7." It also describes the college: "Established Oct. 25, 1865. Incorporated July 11, 1867. Book-Keeping and other Commercial Studies, Shorthand, Typewriting, English Branches, Higher Mathematics, Modern Languages, Etc., at lowest rates. No Vacations. Catalogues free. Be sure to visit or address this College before going elsewhere. Elevator Entrance N. Y. Life Building, Cor. Ninth and Wall Streets. Telephone 1174. Wm. H. Seeger, Esq. (Prest. Citizens Nat. Bank), Secretary. J. F. Spalding, A. M., President.." Address given on back of card:
East Wing N. Y. Life Bldg., Nos. 814, 816, 818 Delaware St.
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Advertising Card
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Title
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The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
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Description
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Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing girl listening to seashell. One of two cards with girls listening to shells. Back of card lists five addresses for Cincinnati stores. No Kansas City 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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Spalding's Commercial College
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Advertising card for Spalding's Commercial College showing an envelope ripped open to a letter and picture of a girl. One of two cards with similar design. Back of card says: "Twenty-sixth annual Day School, in session all the year." and "Twenty-sixth annual Night School, in session Oct. 1 to April 1." Also: "Established Oct. 25, 1865. Incorporated July 11, 1867. All English and Commercial Branches, Short-Hand, Type-Writing, Modern Languages, Higher Mathematics, etc., practically taught at lowest rates. Unrivalled Course of Instruction. Large Faculty of seventeen experienced Teachers and Lecturers. Twenty New and Elegant College Rooms. Unsurpassed advantages. No Vacations. Catalogues free...Elevator Entrance N. Y. Life Building, Cor. Ninth and Wall Streets. J. F. Spalding, A. M., President." Address given on back and front of card:
Kansas City, Mo.
East Wing N. Y. Life Bldg., Nos. 814, 816, 818 Delaware St.
(Near "Junction" Ninth, Delaware and Main Sts.)
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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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S. K. Green, Fine Shoes
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Description
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Advertising card for S. K. Green showing two girls on a path smelling flowers in a pot. One of three cards with similar design and theme. Front of card says: "Button's Raven Gloss Shoe Dressing." and "S. K. Green, Fine Shoes." Back of card has product logo, testimonials to its quality, and says: "Button's Raven Gloss Shoe Dressing. Softens & Preserves Leather..." Beware of imitations. Sold by Leading Dealers Everywhere. Button & Ottley, M'f'rs, 56 Warren Street, New York." Address given on front of card:
604 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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Real Painless Dentists, The
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Description
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Advertising card for The Real Painless Dentists showing girl in front of large leaf. One of two cards with similar images. Front of card has some damage making text not fully readable. It says: ?ǣEstablished 1880. Teeth Extracted; no...Painless System is...is Patented..."?ǥ Back of card has advertising copy about the "Painless System" and "Artificial Teeth." Address given on front and back of card:
725 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
(Over Altman's Jewelry Store.)
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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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Real Painless Dentists, The
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Advertising card for The Real Painless Dentists showing girl pictured in front of large leaf. One of two cards with similar images. Front of card has some damage making text not fully readable. It says: ?ǣHave Removed to No. 725...From 1 to 30 teeth extracted...No Pain! No Danger!.."Established 1880.?ǥ Back of card says: "Notice! The Real Painless Dentists! Dr. Hurd & Co. Have Removed to No. 725 Main St." and has advertising copy about the "Painless System" including "We have used it successfully in this City the past six years, in over 100,000 cases. From 1 to 30 teeth extracted in 3 minutes...We extract more teeth than ALL other Dentists in the city combined. Artificial Teeth at very Lowest Prices. A perfect fit warranted in every case. Gold and all other Fillings Strictly First-Class." Address given on front and back of card:
725 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Advertising Card
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