02167nkm a2200349 a 4500 000269116 20231105113804.0 070530s1876 paunnn kneng u Craig, Finley & Co. Craig, Finley & Co. Steam-power lithographers and printers, 1020 Arch Street. [graphic]. [Philadelphia: Craig, Finley & Co., ca. 1876] 8 prints: tinted with two stones, mounted on album page; 8 x 12 cm.(3.25 x 4.75 in.) Not in Wainwright. Series of tradecards advertising the lithographic firm established as Craig, Butt & Finley in 1869 and renamed Craig, Finley & Co. in 1872. Seven of the tradecards depict quaint scenes of children at play and work in addition to one containing a montage of vignette views of buildings at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Scenes include a boy presenting flowers to a girl, children witnessing breaking and broken wares, children chasing a rabbit, a shepherd boy with a lamb, and girls performing the wash. All the boys are attired in knickers and most wear hats. Most of the girls are attired in peasant-like dresses. Centennial tradecard shows Machinery Hall, the Main Building, Art Gallery, Agricultural Hall, and Horticultural Hall. Also includes the promotional text: Publishers of this style Centennial Card. Firm operated until 1950. Philadelphia on Stone POSA 14 Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Tradecard Collection - Scrapbook. Gift of F. Lyman Windolph. Craig, Finley & Co. Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Buildings. Children. lctgm 69498 Lithographers Pennsylvania Philadelphia. Lithographs Tinted 1870-1880. gmgpc Tradecards 1870-1880. gmgpc Genre prints 1870-1880. gmgpc Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Tradecard Collection - Scrapbook 256552 256552 0 000269116 ERIKA 40 20080805 1504 000269116 ERIKA 40 20100318 1211 ppl PPL 1