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1835, August, 1, Philadelphia, Dear Franky, Haverford School
Title:
1835, Haverford School
Date:
1835-08-01
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1886 July 20, Newport, Easton's Pt., to My dear Frank
Title:
1886 July 20, Easton's Pt., to My dear Frank
Date:
1886-07-20
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1876 October 10, Steamer Josephine Missouri River near Ft Peck MT, to Esteemed Friend
Title:
1876 October 10, to Esteemed Friend
Description:
Handwritten note "Original given to Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila Nov. 1989"
Date:
1876-10-10
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1873 July 26, London, to brother
Title:
1873 July 26, to brother
Description:
Includes account of visit to painter William Bradford the same year he published 'The Arctic regions, illustrated with photographs taken on an art expedition to Greenland; with descriptive narrative by the artist' in London.
Date:
1873-07-26
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1883 July 24, Philadelphia, to daughter
Title:
1883 July 24, to daughter
Date:
1883-07-24
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Title:
Soapine
Description:
Advertisement for Soapine. One of twenty-six custom-made cards for Soapine in the collection. This card, like many in the collection, was designed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Card with illustration of a carriage comprised of a globe and whale. For more information, see Cheadle, Dave. SOAPINE DID IT! Englewood, CO: 2000 (16-17). See also Mac Donnell, Kevin. "Trade Cards by Charlotte Perkins Gilman." THE ADVERTISING TRADE CARD QUARTERLY: THE JOURNAL OF THE TRADE CARD
Date:
1880 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Title:
I. Kratzenstein, etc.
Description:
Advertisement for I. Kratzenstein, Dealer in Notions, Trimmings, etc. This is the only card in the collection for this business, but not the only card for this artist. See bmcad070444001 (Isaac Nusbaum, Fine Woolen Goods) was also designed by Geo M. Hayes. Card with illustration of two cats cuddling in a chair, and another cat watching from behind a pail. Its caption reads: “Jealousy.”
Date:
1881
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
1899 October 22, Awbury, to Mother
Title:
1899 October 22, to Mother
Date:
1899-10-22
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1836 January 15, Philadelphia, to Dear Franky, Haverford School
Title:
1836 January 15, Haverford School
Date:
1836-01-15
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Greeting card with bunnies
Title:
Greeting card with bunnies
Description:
Greeting card with bunnies. Verso says "William Waldorf wishes you a happy and prosperous new year."
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Edelman & Harmonson
Title:
Edelman & Harmonson
Description:
Advertisement for Edelman & Harmonson.
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
J & P Coats Best Six-Cord Sewing Thread
Title:
J & P Coats Best Six-Cord Sewing Thread
Description:
Advertisement for J & P Coats Best Six-Cord Sewing Thread. This is one of two cards in the collection for this business. Card with illustration of a girl wearing a bonnet and holding a parasol. The caption reads: "As I was going up Pippin Hill, Pippin Hill was dirty; There I met a sweet pretty lass, and she dropped me a curtsey."
Date:
1866 - 1896
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
J & P Coats Best Six-Cord Sewing Thread
Title:
J & P Coats Best Six-Cord Sewing Thread
Description:
Advertisement for J & P Coats Best Six-Cord Sewing Thread. This is one of two cards in the collection for this business. Card with illustration of two girls playing on the see-saw. The caption reads: "See-saw-Jack in the hedge, which is the way to London-Bridge?"
Date:
1866 - 1896
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Chocolat, Cacao Soluble, Racahout (Meyers-Courtois)
Title:
Chocolat, Racahout (Meyers-Courtois)
Description:
Advertisement for Chocolat, Cacao Soluble, Racahout (Meyers-Courtois). This is the only card in the collection for this business. Card with illustration of a young boy leaning back against a rock by the water, a cottage in the distance.
Date:
1889 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Mitchell's Elegant Pharmacy
Title:
Mitchell's Elegant Pharmacy
Description:
Advertisement for Mitchell's Elegant Pharmacy. One of thirteen cards for this business from the collections, of which six are gilt and four are blue. Many feature children and animals. Apel, or an imitator of Apel, designed the four blue and gilt cards, which also were printed in red.
Date:
1870 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Merchant's Gargling Oil
Title:
Merchant's Gargling Oil
Description:
Advertisement for Merchant's Gargling Oil. This is the only card in the collection for this business. Merchant's Gargling Oil was a prosperous business for most of the 19th century, and so the date of the card is unknown. The caption reads, And he whispered in her ear / Something sweet for her to hear / Said he, 'Try Gargling Oil!'
Date:
1870 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Mitchell's Elegant Pharmacy
Title:
Mitchell's Elegant Pharmacy
Description:
Advertisement for Mitchell's Elegant Pharmacy. One of thirteen cards for this business from the collection, and one of four from this series. Apel, or an imitator of Apel, designed the series, which also were printed in red.
Date:
1870 - 1880
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Bonchurch Hotel & Boarding House (H. Ribbands)
Title:
Bonchurch Hotel & Boarding House (H. Ribbands)
Description:
Advertisement for Bonchurch Hotel & Boarding House (H. Ribbands). This is the only card in the collection for this business. Card with illustration of a coastal view of the hotel and surrounding area.
Date:
1890 - 1910
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
James Barnett Lillington : Emporium for London Hats
Title:
James Barnett Lillington : Emporium for London Hats
Description:
Advertisement for James Barnett Lillington: Emporium for London Hats. This is the only card in the collection for this business. Illustrations of six different styles of hats.
Date:
1800 - 1850
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Title:
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Description:
Advertisement for Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This is one of two cards in the collection for this society. The cards are identical except for the area below the line on the back of the card. Because of this difference the cards are somewhat different shapes.
Date:
1867
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection

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