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1814 November 6, Newcastle, to Uncle, Philadelphia
Title:
1814 November 6, Philadelphia
Date:
1814-11-06
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1878 February 17, Florence, to sister
Title:
1878 February 17, to sister
Description:
Letter written to "my dear sister" from the Borgognissanti Hotel in Florence, Italy, where Annette is staying with her sister, Caroline E. Cope.
Date:
1878-02-17
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Maria Mott Davis letter to Martha Mott Lord
Title:
Maria Mott Davis letter to Martha Mott Lord
Description:
Written from Roadside. Maria Davis discusses attending Philadelphia Yearly Meeting with their mother Lucretia Mott. She says, The whole meeting seemed to resolve itself into a temperance convention, and writes extensively about the topics addressed in regards to temperance and about a few other occurrences. She writes of Lucretia Mott's improved health and their intention to visit William Morris Davis and his wife Ellen, and about their desire to have Martha Lord accompany them on the visit.
Date:
1880-05-17
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Wright Bros., Dealers in Groceries, Fruit, Confectionery and Cigars
Title:
Wright Bros., Confectionery and Cigars
Description:
Advertisement for Wright Bros., Dealers in Groceries, Fruit, Confectionery and Cigars
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Lone Fisherman Cigarettes
Title:
Lone Fisherman Cigarettes
Description:
Advertisement for Lone Fisherman Cigarettes.
Date:
(approximate) 1880 - (approximate) 1890
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Teeth of Bat : Wills's Cigarettes
Title:
Teeth of Bat : Wills's Cigarettes
Description:
Advertisement for Wills's Cigarettes.
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Importers of Insect Flowers, Raw Silk, Goat Skins, Wool, Persian Carpets, Turkish Tobacco, Oil of Rose, &c.(Betanelly & Co.)
Title:
Importers of Insect Flowers, &c.(Betanelly & Co.)
Description:
Advertisement for Betanelly & Co. This is the only card in the collection for this business. Card is pasted into scrapbook.
Date:
1870 - 1890
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Antoine Dupont : Fabrique de chocolat
Title:
Antoine Dupont : Fabrique de chocolat
Description:
Advertisement for Antoine Dupont: Fabrique de chocolat. One of eleven cards in the collection from the same series. The illustrations apparently refer to popular songs or stories. Card depicts a mother and child sitting up in bed. Its caption reads: “J’ai du bon Tabac.”
Date:
1880 - 1910
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Fine Cigars : J. H. Bokel, 1387 Ridge Avenue
Title:
Fine Cigars : J. H. Bokel, 1387 Ridge Avenue
Description:
Advertisement for Fine Cigars : J. H. Bokel, 1387 Ridge Avenue. This is the only card in the collection for this business.
Date:
1870 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
John Cory : Grocer & Distiller
Title:
John Cory : Grocer & Distiller
Description:
Advertisement for John Cory: Grocer & Distiller. This is the only card in the collection for this business.
Date:
1908
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Darby & Joan Tobacco Puzzle Card
Title:
Darby & Joan Tobacco Puzzle Card
Description:
Advertisement for Darby & Joan Tobacco Puzzle Card. This is the only card in the collection for this business. The illustration on the face is a "seek and find" game, hiding an assortment of animals.
Date:
1880 - 1890
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Daniel & Co. Manufacturers of Shirts
Title:
Daniel & Co. Manufacturers of Shirts
Description:
Advertisement for 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 a man sitting on the steps and smoking a cigarette. The caption reads: "Who gets the rent? The agent of land, with his ways that are bland, he gets the rent."
Date:
1889 - 1896
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Ed Frueh, Dealer in Fine Stationery, Segars & Tobacco
Title:
Ed Frueh, Segars & Tobacco
Description:
Advertisement for Ed Frueh, Dealer in Fine Stationery, Segars & Tobacco. This is the only card in the collection for this business. The reverse of this card includes a list of publications available in German and/or English at this shop.
Date:
1881
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Léon Goscinny : Saison D'Ostende 1895
Title:
Léon Goscinny : Saison D'Ostende 1895
Description:
Advertisement for Léon Goscinny : Saison D'Ostende 1895. One of a series of five cards from the collection featuring children in military uniform.
Date:
1895
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Lansdowne Park Hotel
Title:
Lansdowne Park Hotel
Description:
Advertisement for Lansdowne Park Hotel. This is the only card in the collection for this business. The card is dated based on other cards in the collection by the same printer. Card with illustration of street scene in front of the hotel.
Date:
1880 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Owl Cigar Store and Billiard Parlor
Title:
Owl Cigar Store and Billiard Parlor
Description:
Advertisement for Owl Cigar Store and Billiard Parlor. This is the only card in the collection for this business. Handwritten notes on back of the card.
Date:
1882
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Demandez le Chocolat Dubois : La Permission
Title:
Demandez le Chocolat Dubois : La Permission
Description:
Advertisement for Demandez le Chocolat Dubois: La Permission. Among varied cards for this company from the collection. One of series of three loosely related cards concerning the daily activities of soldiers. The illustration depicts two soldiers taking a smoking break by a river. The card includes the caption "La Permission" and the printer's signature. The full company name on the reverse reads "Dubois & Cie. Fabricants de Chocolats."
Date:
1850 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Perles du Japon (Potage recherché)
Title:
Perles du Japon (Potage recherché)
Description:
Advertisement for Perles du Japon (Potage recherché). One of seventy-three cards for this product in the collection, most featuring soldiers in uniform. The illustration depicts the actions of an adjutant when he is not working. He is smoking one of his many pipes and reading. The caption at the bottom reads "Quand il n'est pas de semaine, l'adjudant charme ses loisirs en repassant sa théorie et en travaillant philosophiquement à augmenter sa collection de pipes culotées." The caption under the title reads "Ne se vendent qu'en boîtes rondes bleues de 250 grammes". A lithographer's trademark also appears.
Date:
1890 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection