| Contributor |
Dunston, G. H. (George H.), printer. |
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Weber, Edward (Edward), d. 1848, printer. |
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A. Hoen & Co., printer. |
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American Bank Note Company, printer. |
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Calvert Lithographing Co. (Detroit, Mich.), printer. |
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Craig, Butt & Finley, printer. |
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Craig, Finley & Co., printer. |
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Detroit Lithographing Company, printer. |
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Ketterlinus Printing House, printer. |
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Gast Banknote & Lithographing Co., printer. |
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Gies & Co., printer. |
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Longacre & Co., printer. |
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Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co., printer. |
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Photo-Electroype Engraving Co., printer. |
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Photo Engraving Co., printer. |
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Shober & Carqueville, printer. |
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Smith Bros. (Philadelphia, Pa.), engraver. |
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Snyder & Black Lithogrs., printer. |
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Strobridge & Co. Lith. printer. |
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Wm. H. Brett & Co., printer. |
| Title |
[William H. Helfand graphic popular medicine stationery collection] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1840-1935 |
| Date |
[ca. 1840-1935, bulk 1870-1890] |
| Physical Description |
490 items: lithographs, relief prints, photomechanical prints, engravings, and albumen; 36 x 21 cm.(8.5 x 14.5 in.) or smaller. |
| Description |
Collection of stationery, primarily illustrated and typographical letterheads, billheads, and form letters, of pharmaceutical
firms and related businesses and institutions in the United States (predominantly New York City, New York, Philadelphia, and
Pennsylvania) issued between circa 1840 and 1935. Subjects include invoices and receipts, shipping arrangements and fees,
product orders, payments and payment disputes. Firms, businesses, and institutions well represented include James S. Aspinwall;
William P. Blanding; L. N. Brunswig; Caswell, Massey & Co.; C.J. Lincoln Co.; College of Pharmacy of the City of New York;
Geo. C. Goodwin & Co.; Hall & Ruckel; Dr. William A. Hammond's Sanitarium; Hopkins-Weller Drug Co.; James Baily & Son; J.
D. Marshall & Bros. (D. Marshall & Bro.); J. L. Lyons & Co.; A. M. Knowlson; Lanman & Kemp; McKesson & Robbins; Nichols &
Harris; P. D. Orvis; S. R. Van Duzer; Wells, Richardson & Co. (Wells & Richardson Co.); Wilson Drug Co.; and W. J. Gilmore
& Co. Philadelphia firms represented include A.W. Wright & Co.; Barker, Moore, Mein; Bean & Stevenson; Browning & Brothers;
C.H. Butterworth & Co.; Robert Shoemaker & Co.; W.H. Schieffelin & Co.; and Strother Drug Co. Collection also contains several
pieces of stationery of firms in New England, including Massachussetts (particularly Boston), Maine, Connecticut, Vermont,
and Rhode Island; the Mid-West, including Ohio, Michigan, and Minnesota; and the South, including Louisiana (particularly
New Orleans), Virginia, and Tennessee. A small number of items also represent businesses in the Western United States, United
Kingdom, and Canada. A song sheet, envelope, and stereograph also form the collection.
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Illustrations depict various subjects. The most numerous are views of pharmaceutical factories and storefronts, often including
street and pedestrian traffic. Imagery also depicts pharmaceutical apparatus and trademarks, including mortars and pestles;
medical supplies, including trusses; allegorical scenes; heraldry; and art nouveau pictorial details and designs. Other illustrations
show medieval apothecaries; the interiors of a pharmacy and dental office; and the mythical creature phoenix.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Various engravers, printers, and publishers, including Smith Bros.; Gast; A. Hoen & Co.; Collier & Cleveland; Craig, Butt,
& Finley; Calvert Lithographing Co.; Snyder & Black; Detroit Litho. Co.; American Bank Note Company; Gies & Co.; Strobridge
& Co.; E. Weber; Craig, Finley & Co.; G. H. Dunston; and Wm. H. Brett & Co.
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Majority of the billheads, letterheads, and form letters completed in manuscript or type and contain manuscript and typewritten
notes on recto and verso.
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Gift of William H. Helfand. |
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Digitized for AMD: Popular Medicine. Series I. |
| Subject |
Aspinwall, James S. |
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Blanding, William B., 1826-1892. |
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Brunswig, L. N. (Lucien Napoelon), 1854-1943. |
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Hamilton, William, A. 1828-1900. |
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Knowlson, A. M. |
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Orvis, P. D. |
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Van Duzer, Selah Reeve, 1823-1903. |
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A.W. Wright & Co. |
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Barker, Moore & Mein. |
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Bean & Stevenson. |
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Browning & Brothers |
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Caswell, Massey & Co. |
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C.H. Butterworth & Co. |
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C.J. Lincoln Company (Little Rock, Ark.) |
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College of Pharamcy of the City of New York. |
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Geo. C. Goodwin & Co. |
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Hall & Ruckel. |
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Hopkins-Weller Drug Co. |
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James Baily & Son. |
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J.D. Marshall & Bros. |
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J.L. Lyons & Co. |
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Lanman & Kemp. |
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McKesson & Robbins, inc. |
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Nichols & Harris (New London, Conn.) |
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Robert Shoemaker & Co. |
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Strother Drug Co. |
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Wells, Richardson & Co. |
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W.H. Schieffelin & Co. (New York, N.Y.) |
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W.J. Gilmore & Co. |
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Decoration and ornamentation. |
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Decoration and ornamentation -- Art nouveau. |
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Dental offices. |
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Drugstores. |
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Factories -- United States. |
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Medical supply industry -- United States. |
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Mortars & pestles. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- New York (State) |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- New York (State) -- New York. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Pennsylvania. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- United States. |
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Pharmacists. |
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Phoenix. |
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Storefronts -- United States. |
| Genre |
Billheads -- 1840-1940. |
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Envelopes -- 1840-1940. |
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Form letters -- 1860-1900. |
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Engravings -- 1840-1900. |
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Letterheads -- 1840-1940. |
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Lithographs -- 1840-1940. |
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Photomechanical prints -- 1880-1940. |
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Song sheets -- 1880-1940. |
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Stereographs -- 1880-1940. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helfand Graphic Popular Medicine Stationery Collection [P.2011.46] |
| Accession number |
P.2010.46 |
