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G. &. R. Webb's Wine and Spirit Warehouse
Title:
G. &. R. Webb's Wine and Spirit Warehouse
Description:
Advertisement for G. &. R. Webb's Wine and Spirit Warehouse. This is the only card in the collection for this business. Card with illustration of Jim Crow from the minstrel show song "Jump Jim Crow" written in 1828. The caption underneath advertises for G. & R. Webb.
Date:
1830 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Dubois & Cie : Fabricants de Chocolats
Title:
Dubois & Cie : Fabricants de Chocolats
Description:
Advertisement for Dubois & Cie: Fabricants de Chocolats. Among varied cards for this company in collection. The illustration seems to depict an Asian boy in traditional costume trying on an adult's glove.
Date:
1850 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Kendall Mfg. Co. Universal Soap and French Laundry Soap
Title:
Kendall Mfg. Co. Universal Soap and French Laundry Soap
Description:
Advertisement for Kendall Mfg. Co. Universal Soap and French Laundry Soap. One of numerous custom-made cards in the collection for Soapine, many of which are gilt. Bryn Mawr College Special Collections department holds two copies of this card. It is part of the series Mac Donnell identifies as part of a store hanger sheet, all of which were designed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. For more information, see Mac Donnell, Kevin. "Trade Cards by Charlotte Perkins Gilman" THE ADVERTISING TRADE CARD QUARTERLY: THE JOURNAL OF THE TRADE CARD COLLECTIONS ASSOCIATION 8.3 (Fall 2001: 18-25, 28.)
Date:
1881 - 1884
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
The "Blue Danube" Waltz : Daniel & Co., Manufacturers of Shirts
Title:
The "Blue Danube" Waltz : Daniel & Co., Manufacturers of Shirts
Description:
Advertisement for The "Blue Danube" Waltz: Daniel & Co., Manufacturers of Shirts. This is one of several cards in the collection for this business. The date is based on information given in Gopsill's Philadelphia city directories. Card with illustration of two couples dancing to the "Blue Danube."
Date:
1889 - 1896
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Demandez le Chocolat Dubois : La Lessive
Title:
Demandez le Chocolat Dubois : La Lessive
Description:
Advertisement for Demandez le Chocolat Dubois: La Lessive. Among varied cards for this company from the collection. One of series of three loosely related cards concerning the daily activities of soldiers. This illustration depicts a soldier washing his clothes in a river with a native of the country. The full company name on the reverse reads "Dubois & Cie. Fabricants de Chocolats."
Date:
1850 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Aux Fabriques de France
Title:
Aux Fabriques de France
Description:
Advertisement for Aux Fabriques de France. One of five cards for this business from the collection. Card with illustration of a man serenading a woman, playing on the banjo.
Date:
1870 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
The De Long Patent Hook and Eye
Title:
The De Long Patent Hook and Eye
Description:
Advertisement for The De Long Patent Hook and Eye. This custom-made card is the only one in the collection for this business.
Date:
1892 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Mrs. O'Toole
Title:
Mrs. O'Toole
Description:
Among numerous cards in the collection without advertising copy. Businesses during this period would have been able to choose from among similar pre-printed examples. Card with illustration of two young boys and a woman. The caption reads: "Mrs. O'Toole- Give it to 'im Mickey, t'was for de loikes of sich as him, yer fayther got kilt in the war."
Date:
1870 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection