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Title: Corle Cracker and Confectionery Co.
Description: Advertising card for Corle Cracker and Confectionery Co. showing a baby in a baseball cap sliding for a base, a baseball on the ground nearby. Caption says: "I'se dot dere fir't." Top of card says: "For health eat Corle's Scotch Oats." Back of card is blank. No Kansas City address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Peet Bros. Mfg. Co.
Description: Advertising card for Peet Bros. Mfg. Co. showing a man and a woman in colonial dress standing on dunes. One of a set of two cards with similar design. Front of card says: "Compliments of Peet Bros. Mfg. Co. Kansas City, U. S. A. / La Rosa Bouquet / Scented Glycerine / The Leading Manufacturers of Fancy Toilet and Laundry Soaps. Insist Upon Having Our Brands." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Kansas City, U. S. A. No street address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Wm. W. Kendall Boot and Shoe Co.
Description: Advertising card for Wm. W. Kendall Boot and Shoe Co. showing a child at the beach carrying a net and looking into a basket for catching seafood. Front of card has a crest that says: "K. B and S Co, Established 1867" around which it says: "Wear Wm. W. Kendall Boot and Shoe Co.'s Rose of the West School Shoe." Front lower left corner has number C-857. Back of card is blank. No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: City Art Rooms
Description: Advertising card for City Art Rooms showing a cat's face on an artist's palette. Card is cut in the shape of a palette with thumb hole cut out. Front of card says: "Buy Picture, Frames, Etc., At City Art Rooms, Opp. Postoffice." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Opp. Postoffice, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Harnden Seed Co., The
Description: Advertising card for The Harnden Seed Co. showing a man with a brown leaf (tobacco?) for a head. Front of card says: "Buy Harnden's Seeds. That's What." Front lower left corner has number C-681. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Kansas City, Mo. No street address given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 43 with Santa and Children
Description: Scrapbook page containing ten advertising cards, all cut to the shape of their image, showing the following:1. Santa carrying presents (two cards).2. A girl with ringlets and a hat, holding a ball (two identical cards).3. A girl with ringlets and a hat holding a teddybear.4. A woman in lace head cover.5. Flowers, two cards with hands and doves, one with birds, and one with a book.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Oat Meal & Cereal Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Oat Meal & Cereal Co. showing a man with pipe walking behind a pig. Front of card says: ?ǣWhy is the pig the most curious of all animals??ǥ Back of card says: "Eat Atlas Oats. The great and coming food for Fathers, Mothers and Children and all who wish health combined with economy. Atlas Oats are sold in two pound packages only by all grocers." Bottom of card says: "Solution. Because it must be killed before it can be cured." Address given only as U. S. A.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 47 with Calling Cards
Description: Scrapbook page containing four advertising cards and ten calling cards. The advertising cards each show a woman or child; one woman holds a cat, one child reads, one child carries a box. The names on the calling cards are under a flap with images of flowers and hands, and on some, doves. Calling cards are for: Sarah A. Whitman, Mrs. Mary J. Adgate, Frank Y. Hill, Maggie E. Baker, Nancy Lincoln, Willie Salmon, Annie E. Nelson, Matthew W. Coffey. The flaps on two cards don't lift up.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Phoenix Saloon
Description: Advertising card for Phoenix Saloon showing a man sitting with his hands in his pockets and his legs in stocks. One of two cards with similar design. Caption says: "'Corners,' A corner in stocks especially in Delaware shorts." Front of card says: "Phoenix Saloon.." .Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: S. E. cor. 5th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 59 with Feathers, Flowers, and Women
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards showing the following:1. Flowers (two cards cut to shape).2. A large feather and flowers (two cards).3. Two women sewing. Card says: "Using Poor Spool Cotton."4. A woman standing at a piano. Card says: "Estey Piano Co. New York, Manufacturers...""5. Flowers and doves.6. A woman knitting with a girl hugging her from behind and a cat rubbing on her arm.7. Three tiny clowns struggling to lay a bottle on a table.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 20 with Unrelated Cards
Description: Scrapbook page containing seven advertising cards showing the following:1. A robin, rose, and house. Card says: "Shaub and Burns, Shoe Dealers, 14 North Queen St., Lancaster, Pa...""2. A woman and man cuddling on the beach behind an umbrella, a sailing ship in the water.3. A bird and a flower. Card says: "Use Niagara Gloss Starch. Unexcelled for the Laundry."4. A man sitting on a step hugging a monkey in a red suit inside his coat.5. A farm woman standing in hay holding a rake. Card says: "Bookmark."6. A woman in brightly colored dress sitting in a hammock holding a red parasol. 7. A woman in a pink dress kneeling down to show a man a large, fancy looking stove. Card says: "'Quick Meal Gasoline Stove always work [sic] well.'" Lower right corner has number 957 and lower left corner says: "Kaufmann and Strauss Co., N.Y."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Golden Eagle
Description: Advertising card for Golden Eagle Clothing House showing a collection of shells. Front of card says: "Call and buy your Men's and Boys' Clothing of the Golden Eagle." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 512 and 514 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 15 with Birds
Description: Scrapbook page containing 12 advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. and shows a bird bordered by a scene of nature or hunting. Cards identify birds and say: "Richmond Straight Cut No. 1 Cigarettes are the best." Birds shown: Troupial, Golden Plover, Yellow-head, Amandava, Painted Bunting, Linnet, The Banded Araçari Toucan, King Rail, Black-breasted Barbet, Audubons Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red Head Duck.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Milling Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Milling Co. with image of pink rose. One of three cards with similar image designed as a bookmark with slit to grip book's page. Front of card says: "Compliments of Kansas City Milling Co. Manufacturers of 'Imperial' and 'Success' Flour. The two best flours made. Use once and you will use always." Front lower right corner has number B573. Back of card is blank. No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Oat Meal & Cereal Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Oat Meal & Cereal Co. showing a man ice skating with another falling down behind him. Front of card says: ?ǣWhen do skates resemble the forbidden fruit??ǥ Back of card says: "Eat Atlas Oats. The great and coming food for Fathers, Mothers and Children and all who wish health combined with economy. Atlas Oats are sold in two pound packages only by all grocers." Bottom of card says: "Solution. When they bring about the fall of man." Address given only as U. S. A.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 21 with People
Description: Scrapbook page containing seven advertising cards depicting people and cut to the shape of the image. The large central card shows a woman in a straw hat with a dog. Her purse says "Buckeye" and the dog's collar says "Aultman Miller." The other six cards are smaller. Four show women, one holding a mandolin. Two show men, one a blacksmith with hammer and anvil, one an architect(." with protractor and blueprints.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: J. S. Black
Description: Advertising card for "J. S. Black, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons, Farm and Spring Wagons." Card has image of Andrew Jackson in front of pillars and caption giving personal and presidential dates. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 421 Walnut St., Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 5 with Stars of Orders
Description: Scrapbook page containing twelve advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including:Order of the Dannebrog, DenmarkRedeemer, GreeceMilitary Order of St. George, RussiaOrder of the Indian Empire, Gt. BritainOrder of the White Falcon, Saxe VeimarOrder of Gregory the Great, Holy SeeOrder of the Crown, Germany, originally PrussiaOrder of the Zaehringen Lion, BadenOrder of the Golden Spur, Holy SeeOrder of St. Andrew, RussiaOrder of St. Michael, BavariaSt. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Italy.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 12 with Unrelated Cards
Description: 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."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: N. Jarrett, Florist
Description: Advertising card for N. Jarrett showing two kittens and a cat in a basket. Front of card says: "N. Jarrett, Florist..." Decorating and Bedding Plants a Specialty." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: St. John and Fairview Ave., Kansas City.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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