| Contributor |
Whitehead & Hoag, printer. |
| Title |
Take a ride on the 25 mile per hour day steamers Penn & Lord Baltimore or Ericsson Line between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Leaving each end daily 7-30 every morning, commencing May 9th night boat 5 p.m. daily except Sunday [graphic].
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| Publisher |
Newark, N.J.: The Whitehead & Hogg Co |
| Publisher |
N.J. Newark. 1904 |
| Date |
[ca. 1904] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: chromolithograph on celluloid; 4 x 9 cm. (1.5 x 3.5 in.) |
| Description |
Die-cut celluloid bookmark advertising the Baltimore and Philadelphia Steamboat Company. Bookmark shaped and printed to represent
a carp. The steamboat company, established in 1844 by John S. Shriver, originally hauled freight until the increased demand
for passenger service circa 1876. The firm operated until circa 1959.
|
| Notes |
Title from advertising text on verso. |
|
Date inferred from advertisement in "The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition" (1904). |
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On verso: Book Mark. |
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Motto printed on verso: "It Takes a Live Fish to Go Up Stream. Any Dead One Can Float Down. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler. |
|
Whitehead & Hoag, established in 1892, was one of the largest advertising firms at the turn of the century, as well as patented
celluloid.
|
| Subject |
Baltimore and Philadelphia Steamboat Company. |
|
Fishes. |
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Celluloid. |
| Genre |
Bookmarks -- 1900-1910. |
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Advertisements -- 1900-1910. |
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Chromolithographs -- 1900-1910. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Miscellaneous [P.2011.10.173] |
| Accession number |
P.2011.10.173 |
