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- Title
- A plan of the borough of Harrisburg
- Description
- Reproduction of the grid street map showing the old 8th Ward of the city after incorporation into Harrisburg city limits in 1838. Includes the area between the Susquehanna River and Paxton Creek and Paxton Street to North street. Also includes bridges, the Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad, and Pennsylvania Canal., Includes "Explanation" of key to twenty major landmarks (A-T), including the State Capitol, Court House, and several churches., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1938]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Miscellaneous [P.2011.10.179]
- Title
- The Philadelphia Wagon manufactured by Rech-Marbaker Co. Girard Ave & 8th St. Philadelphia Pa Wagons. Coaches. Autombiles. Ambulances. Nothing to risk when we do your work
- Description
- Advertisement blotters, reused as mounts, containing calendars and vignette views of wagons designed for specific firms by the manufactory. Wagons include H.H. Battles, flowers; Dexter's Tip-Top Bread (Springfield, Mass.); and Lit Brothers Furniture. Also contains cut-outs of fashionable female figures attired in dresses captioned in type "Most Beautiful"; "Merry Youth"; and "Easy Always" pasted on the versos., Printed below title: Wm. A. Rech, President; W. E. Marbaker, Vice President; and J. Edwin Rech, Secretary and Treasurer., 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.
- Date
- [1913]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.50-52]
- Title
- The home of Grit, Williamsport, Pa
- Description
- Advertising postcard showing an exterior view of the front and side facade of the newspaper publishing offices purchased in 1891. Signage reading "Grit, America's Greatest Family Newspaper" adorns the building. Vinery climbs past the first floor windows and the landscaped lawn includes flowers spelling "Grit." Grit was founded in 1882 as the Saturday edition of the "Daily Sun and Banner" before the name was bought by Dietrick Lamade circa 1885. By 1900, the weekly circulation of the rural newspaper was 100,000., Split back., Stamped on verso: UNCO Trademark Registered., Advertising text printed on verso: The Home of Grit, "America's Greatest Family Newspaper," at Williamsport, Pa. is the largest building in the world exclusively occupied by a weekly newspaper. Grit is the largest, best illustrated and most complete Family Newspaper published. Grit is unlike any other newspaper, possessing many distinctive features and presenting contents so varied and plentiful that it interests every member of the household wherever located. Over 250,000 copies of Grit are circulated each week in over 12,000 cities, towns and villages throughout the United States., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1910]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Miscellaneous [P.2011.10.182]
- Title
- E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company. Wilmington, Del. U.S.A. Manufacturers of explosives of every kind. Established 1802
- Description
- Cut-out label containing a view of a gunboat. Also includes pictorial details depiciting cannons. The DuPont firm, the leading manufacturer of explosives in the United states through the 19th century, was the world's largest producer of explosives during World War I., REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE. M. IND. RGTRDA. NUM. [8?]886. Nov. [12th?] 190[8?], 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1908]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Labels [P.2011.10.95]
- Title
- Hofmeister Woolen Mills, from loom to wearer. Spring 1908. Summer 1908
- Description
- Mail order catalog containing illustrations of female models attired in women's summer wear, including suits, jumper dresses, shirtwaists, coats, hats, undergarments, corset covers, underskirts, petticoats, nightgowns, and "Misses' and Children's Jackets." Several of the models are grouped in scenes with thematic backgrounds, including parlors, a park, and street scene. Also contains promotional and instructional text detailing the "supremacy" of the Hofmeister garments, how to place an order, payment terms, and additional fees for "Extra Large Garments;" detailed descriptions of the clothing; style numbers; and prices., Accompanied by original illustrated envelope. Ilustration depicts three well-dressed ladies at a summer resort., Cover illustration depicts two ladies in formal summer wear disembarking from a horse-drawn carriage. The women's attire includes embellished hats, a long cape, and an umbrella., 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., Order blank and post cards inserted in catalog.
- Date
- [1908]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Hofmeister [105358.O & 105358.O.a]
- Title
- John Orr's Cohocksink's leading hardware store, 2033 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia
- Description
- Trade card containing a bust-length portrait of John Orr. Also contains list of "Where To Buy Reliable Goods, Just Dealing, Polite Attention and - Low Prices - Guaranteed by the following Popular Business Houses" printed on verso. Ten North Philadelphia and Germantown businesses listed, include Orr's, "Enterprise Laundry," "Undertaker and Embalmer" Henry Schneider, "General Upholsterer" Geo. F. Chinery, and "Original Diamond St. Grocer" Edmund A. Ryan., Printed on recto: [over], 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1905]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.43]
- Title
- Holland Laundry Incorporated, cor. 17th and Cayuga Sts., Philadelphia May we call for your laundry?
- Description
- Advertisement depicting a "Holland Laundry" horse-drawn delivery wagon traveling down the road from an estate. Scene also includes a roadside sign with the firm's logo on display., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1905]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.33]
- 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
- 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., Title from advertising text on verso., Date inferred from advertisement in "The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition" (1904)., On verso: Book Mark., Motto printed on verso: "It Takes a Live Fish to Go Up Stream. Any Dead One Can Float Down., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1904]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Miscellaneous [P.2011.10.173]
- Title
- Ask for Bell Bros. Co.'s sheep-lined coats and ulsters. Manufactured by Bell Bro's Co. Dubuque, Ia
- Description
- Pictorial envelope containing an image of a bearded man attired in a heavy, sheep lined coat, cap, and gloves. The man also holds a lit pipe. Bell Bros. Company was incorporated in 1888., Title from advertising text., Addressed in manuscript to: Flancy & Co., Argusville, N.D., Contains on recto: ink-stamp postmark: Dubuque, Iowa Jul 1, 1902 7 PM and cancelled two-cent oval stamp printed in red ink and depicting the profile of George Washington., Contains on verso: ink-stamp postmark Argusville, N. Dak, Jul 2, 1902., Date inferred from postmarks., Printed upper left corner: After 10 days, return to Bell Bros. company, Cor. Fourth & Locust Street, DUBUQUE, IOWA., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1902]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.71]
- Title
- Raffaele Orlando, tin smith, 1213 So. 7th Street, Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Trade card containing a vignette showing an "Excelsior" cooking stove., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.42]
- Title
- Soapine is the very best washing powder
- Description
- Trade card for the Philadelphia branch of the Kendall Manufacturing Company containing a view by English artist and illustrator Helena Maguire who specialized in country scenes of animals and women. Shows a group of three rabbits in front of their hutch. One sniffs a lettuce leaf., Title from advertising text printed on verso. Text also reads: New Large Package, 5c. Former 5c. Package reduced to 3c. Quality Guaranteed. to get one of our magnificent Mounted Pictures, bring 25 Whales cut from the packages, or 10 Whales and 15 Fronts of Wrappers from Kendall Mfg. Co.'s Soaps to our Office, 1207 Fairmount Ave., Phila, Pa. They cannot be mailed., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.57]
- Title
- Super, Marshall & Co., Philadelphia. Great Britain
- Description
- Embossed textile label for the Philadelphia linen dealer reincorporated as Super, Marshall & Co. in 1889. Contains the image of an armored arm holding a battle axe in its hand framed by pictorial details representative of royalty, including a crown., Printed and in manuscript on recto: No. 8641., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Labels [P.2011.10.171]
- Title
- Major H. (English hackney.) J. L. Huye, owner, Lancaster, Pa
- Description
- Trade card containing vignette of a hackney horse wtih bobbed tail and wearing a bridle., Manuscript notes, calculations, and scribbles in pencil and pen on verso., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.38]
- Title
- Compliments of Krell=French Piano Co. High grade piano makers, New Castle, Ind
- Description
- Die-cut trade card shaped as a flower promoting the firm in operation under the name Krell-French 1896-1905. Card adorned with separate die-cut butterfly., Distributor's stamp on verso: H.C. Wagner Co. Pianos. 3425 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.29]
- Title
- Samuel F. Heflick, Pittsburg, Pa. Heflick's rein supporter. Price card
- Description
- Advertisement containing an image of a rein supporter attached to the hitch of a carriage between the cab of the vehicle and the rump of the harnessed horse. Also contains pricing information: one dozen = $18.00; 1=2 gros, per doz. 15.00; one gros, per doz. 12.00., Date inferred from patent date of rein supporter: October 25, 1898., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.30]
- Title
- Surveyor
- Description
- Cigar box label showing George Washington as a surveyor. Washington, carrying a transit over his shoulder, leads his horse from Mount Vernon., Printed below image: Title and Design Registered., Attributed to American Lithographic Company from proof print auctioned in 2008., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Labels [P.2011.10.105]
- Title
- Forest
- Description
- Cigar box label showing a felled tree, in a forest, laying over a log and with an ax struck into it., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Labels [P.2011.10.106]
- Title
- The F.G. Farnharm Brush Man'f'g Co. Manufacturers of shoe manufacturers, brass polishers & nickel platers' wheel brushes from 5 to 24 inches diameter. Glass cutters wheel, feeding up & swab brushes & flat glass cutters' wheel brushes. Lock box 642, Honesdale, Pa., U.S.A Brushes made to order
- Description
- Trade card containing a vignette image of Farnham's "Our 'Great Mogul' 14 to 24 inch Diam. patented" circular brush. Pictorial details also include filigree and banners., Names of incorporated firm's officers printed on recto: N. C. Farnham, Sec'y. F. C. Farnham, Pres.; F. G. Farnham, Treas.; F. G. Farnham, Mgr.; Thos. R. Thirsk, Supt., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.24]
- Title
- Reading's Sesqui-Centennial, Reading, Pa. Jubilee Week June 5th to 12th, 1898. 150th Anniverary
- Description
- Pictorial envelope designed by Sesqui-centennial committee members Samuel Dilbert, W. Morris Deischer and Howard L. Boas containing a menagerie of imagery bordering two vignettes. Vignettes depict a view of the Reading "Court House, 1782-1841" and a view captioned "1748" showing Native Americans near a teepee watching a traveling Conestoga wagon from across a river. Other images show a locomotive, factories, train shed, and a winged female allegorical figure holding a trumpet and bolt of lightning, probably representing progress. An anvil, gear, and angle rest at the figure's feet. Over 700, 000 envelopes were printed and distributed nationally. The sesqui-centennial celebration included band concerts; civic, firemen, and industrial parades; grand illuminations; fireworks; and an equestrian and bicycle day., Addressed in manuscript to: Ronalds & Johnson Co., 139 N. 7th St., Philadelphia, Pa., Printed in red ink on recto: Return to E. S. Summons' Plumbing & Heating Co., 209 N. 6th St., Reading, Pa., Ink-stamp postmark on verso: Received Philadelphia, PA Mar 31, 1898 6 30 PM., Publication information from Morton Luther Montgomery, History of Reading, Pennsylvania: and the anniversary proceedings of the sesquice-centennial, June 5-12, 1898 (1898)., 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.
- Date
- [c1897]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.89]
- Title
- The Buick & Sherwood Mfg Co., manufacturers & dealers in sanitary specialties. Detroit, Mich
- Description
- Pictorial envelope containing a vignette bird's eye view showing the plumbing fixtures manufactory at "Cor. Champlain St. & Meldrum Ave."Street and pedestrian traffic, including a streetcar are visible in the foreground. Trains and surrounding cityscape are visible in the background. Buick & Sherwood was established circa 1884 with partners D.D. Buick and William Sherwood. The firm invented several plumbing innovations by the late 1880s and in 1899 was sold to Sanitary Manufacturing Company., Title from printed return address., Addressed in type to: Messrs. J.D. Johnson & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., Date inferred from ink-stamped postmark: Detroit, MI., Aug 22, [18]95 6 PM., Contains cancelled oval two-cents stamp printed in green and containing a profile portrait of George Washington., Printed upper left corner: In 5 Days Return To., Contains on verso: ink-stamp postmark: received Philadelphia, PA, Aug 24, 1895 5AM., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.74]
- Title
- Myerstown Enterprise, Myerstown, Penna. Message by Mail. An angry message
- Description
- Advertisement blotter depicting a satiric, whimsical scene with two women and a life-size, stamped envelope. A woman gesturing in anger stands on one end, and another, attired in hat, coat, and bustled skirt, stands and looks taken aback on the other. Also contains rates for the "Advertising Schedule of the Myerstown Enterprise, W. S. Uhrich, Publisher, Myerstown, Pa." printed on verso. Rates based on one to three weeks, one to six months, and one year and inches and column size range from $.50 to $80. Myerstown Enterprise was issued 1888-1919., Date inferred from clothing of figures depicted., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.40]
- Title
- You cannot blot out...the fact that Louis Heilbron sells the best furniture, carpets, and bedding at most reasonable prices, at the largest furniture house in Reading, Pa. 838-840 Penn Street
- Description
- Advertisement blotter containing a genre scene showing a young girl pulling two boys, one holding an umbrella, in a wagon made from a crate., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.31]
- Title
- McLaughlin's XXXX Coffee [paper doll] Best quality coffee on the market
- Description
- Includes cut-out paper doll figure "8" depicting a tiger and separate die cut costume, probably from the Chicago coffee company's "Mr. and Mrs. Whimsical Wild Animal" series. Costume design is a pink, mutton sleeve dress, with gold sash, and gloved hands holding a closed fan. McLaughlin Coffee, established in 1852, introduced lines of promotional paper dolls following the Columbian Exposition of 1893 and their discontinuation of trade cards., Instructions printed on verso of P.2011.10.37: To make figure stand, bend right foot forwar[d] and tail and left foot backward, thus forming as stand., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.37 & 37a]
- Title
- For Congress: B. Frank Eshleman, of Lancaster City. Subject to Republican rules
- Description
- Business card promoting Eshleman, a Pennsylvania district attorney, politician, and judge advocate general. Contains the pictorial detail of a stem of "Forget-Me-Not.", Manuscript note on verso: [Illegible] Willie Carpenter. ABCDE., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.23]
- Title
- Foxy Granduncle's first mistake. How is that? Hello! Hello! Hello! Well, well, well! What's this?
- Description
- Metamorphic foldout trade card promoting "Imperial Metal Polish." Card composed to portray the perceived and actual scene viewed by an old man "Granduncle" looking through a peephole in a fence (completely folded). The perceived scene shows a bare bottom and a woman's feet (partially-folded). The actual scene shows a racily-attired young woman, smoking cigars, drinking, and seated on a hammock near a pig with his rear to the viewer (unfolded). Also contains the "Imperial" trademark label depicting an image of the world. Label captioned "Reg. U.S. Pat. Office.", Distributor's stamp on verso: Hainsworth Supply Co., 2247 N. 8th St., Phila., Registration Applied For., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.27]
- Title
- The Enterprise Mfg Co. of Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A. Enterprise bone, shell, and corn mills
- Description
- Trade card distributed by hardware store proprietor W. G. Oestmann (5322 Germantown Avenue) containing views of "No. 650" (wall mounted) and "No. 750" (upright) grinding mills. Oestmann relocated to 5322 Germantown Avenue in 1895., Advertising text printed on verso: The Best General Mill You Can Buy. Enterprise Bone Shell and Corn Mills. Capacity, 1 1/4 bushels of corn per hour. Especially adapted for grinding Dry Bones, Shells, Corn, Roots, Bark, Grain, Chicken Feed, Salt, etc. These Mills will not grind "Green Bones." No. 650, $7.50. No. 750, $7.50. When desired we furnish these Mills with 12 x 3 in single ($4.50) or double ($9.00) Pulleys for power, 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.21]
- Title
- The Eagle Hotel, Bethlehem, Pa. Mrs. M. B. Hoppes, propr
- Description
- Trade card containing an image of " 'Charlie' King of St. Bernards." Shows the dog seated and panting. Eagle Hotel, remodeled in 1873, operated from circa 1823 to 1921 at 437 Main Street until replaced by the Hotel Bethlehem. Hoppes became proprietor by 1894 and operated the hotel until at least the late 1890s., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.20]
- Title
- Standard Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh, Pa
- Description
- Pictorial envelope containing a vignette showing a claw foot tub on a tile floor. The firm etablished in 1875 by James Arrott and Francis Torrance, and John fleming consolidated into Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company in 1899., Date inferred from ink-stamp postmark: Allegheny June 19, [18]95, 6 30 PM., Addressed to J.D. Johnson Co., Phila, Pa., Contains an oval two-cent stamp printed in green and depicting a profile portrait of George Washington., Ink-stamp postmark on verso: Recevied Philadelphia June 30, 1895 6 30 A[M]., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.90]
- Title
- Illustrations for the Berlitz Method
- Description
- Series of flash cards utilized in the direct method to teach foreign languages developed in 1878 by Maxmillian Berlitz. Cards depict household furniture and utensils, including a stove, desk, book, and pen (1); a color bar, and book bindings and pencils of different colors, lengths, and widths (2); styles of fashion, fashion accessories, and parts of the body (3); fruits and flowers (4); vegetables, meat, and bread (5); clocks and clock faces (7); wild animals, including a lion and bear (10); land and water fowl, including a turkey, swan, and peacock (11); birds and small mammals, including a mouse, hare, and ostrich (12); a city street scene showing numerous forms of land and marine travel, including a railroad, horse-drawn carriages, and a steamship (14); cityscape, including a church, fountain, statuary, and municipal building (15); and an interior view of a bedroom, including a bed, fireplace, and wardrobe (16)., Date inferred from depictions of clothing., Title from label pasted on case., Prints numbered: 1-5; 7; 10-12; and 14-16., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Illustrations [P.2011.10.2.1-12]
- Title
- The Moser & Lyon Co., manufacturing stationers, 216 S. Clinton St., Syracuse, N.Y Showing how the reversible roll paper cutters can be placed under a counter or shelf. Read circular inside
- Description
- Pictorial envelope containing vignettes of paper cutters and advertising text on the recto and verso. Vignette on recto shows a reversible roll paper cutter under a "counter." A hand tears off a piece of paper from a large roll with the cutter blade. Vignettes on verso show "Roll Desk Tablet, the most convenient article of its kind ever manufactured"; "6 and 12 Inch no. 1 Reversible Cutter in Pyramid"; and "the Reversible with name on face of blade. Any name can be placed thereon." Each cutter contains a large roll of paper. Moser & Lyon entered the stationery trade in 1873 and consolidated into the stock corporation Moser & Lyon Co. in 1892., Title from printed return address., Addressed in manuscript to: Holden Bros., Turin, N.Y., Date inferred from ink-stamp postmark: Syracuse, N.Y. 1893., Contains cancelled two-cent stamp printed in red and depicting a profile portrait of George Washington., Printed on verso: Write Us For Prices. Read the Circular which is Inside this Envelope., Vignettes printed in red ink on verso., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1893]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.85]
- Title
- Henry McShane Manufacturing Company, brass and iron founders and finishers. And proprietors of the McShane Bell Foundry, Phoenix Iron Works and Baltimore Sheet Metal Works Established 1856
- Description
- Pictorial envelope containing a bird's eye view and advertising text on the verso. View shows the McShane manufactory complex over two blocks at "415 to 441 North St." Also shows street traffic, including horse-drawn carts and an omnibus, and a train. Advertising text list the addresses of the foundry and branch houses and "Highest Awards for Church Bells and Chimes" awarded at fairs and exhibitions between 1873 and 1887, including the Centennial Exhibition 1876. The McShane firm, also known as the McShane Bell Foundry, operated under the name Henry McShane Manufacturing Company beginning circa 1891., Title from illustration on verso., Date inferred from ink-stamp postmarks on recto and verso: Baltimore, MD, Aug 15, 1893, 6 PM and Received Philadelphia, PA, Aug 16, 1893, 1 30 A[M]., Return address printed in upper left corner: REturn to Henry McShane Mfg. Co., 441 North St., Baltimore, Md. If not delivered within 5 days., Addressed in manuscript to: The J.D. Johnson Co., Plumber Supplies, 139-41 N. seventh St., Philadelphia, Pa., Contains on recto: cancelled two-cent stamp printed in green and depicting a profile portrait of George Washington., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1893]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.83]
- Title
- Souvenir calendar and memorandum book. Compliments of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Chicago, Ill
- Description
- Advertisement souvenir containing illustrated calendar pages and "Memorandum" sheets printed with paragraphs of promotional text about McCormick and his machinery. Illustrations depict seasonal, genre and landscape scenes, including a man fishing (July), a couple canoeing (August), ducks on promenade down a dirt path (September), a waterfall and winter scene near a homestead (October and November), and deers in a snow-covered forest (December). Promotional text describes the superiority of the McCormick mowers based on "Durability. Convenience and Light Draft"; the machines' prevalence, profitability, history, patents, and awards; the ingenuity of McCormick, the plant, and his employees; and the "best farmers" paying higher prices for McCormick mowers because " Others may cut the prices but the McCormick cuts the grain." Also contains a "Map of the Business Portion of Chicago" and views of a horse-drawn McCormick reaper ("The Winner of the Grand Prizes All Around the World") and draft mower no. 4 ("The Most Durable and Lightest Draft Mower on Earth") on the inside front and back covers., Front and back cover illustrated. Front cover depicts a view of a field lined with bundles of harvested wheat. Image overlaid with an inset of a portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick. Pictorial details of a flower and vinery complete the image. Back cover depicts "Birdsye View of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.'s Works. In Capacity the Largest in the World." Also shows several trains stopped on tracks in front of the complex., Date inferred from text: Fifteen thousands tops of McCormick Binding Twine will be used in the harvest fields of 1893., 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., McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., previously Cyrus H. McCormick and Brothers, was established in Chicago in 1847 by first-successful mechanical reaper inventor Cyrus W. McCormick (1809-1884) and his brother Leander J. McCormick. Brother William Sanderson McCormick joined the firm in 1849. In 1902, the firm was incorporated into the International Harvester Company.
- Date
- [1893]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Calendars [P.2011.10.166]
- Title
- Woolson Spice Co., manufacturers of Lion Coffee, spices, baking powder, etc. Toledo, Ohio A picture card in every package
- Description
- Pictorial envelope containing pictorial imagery and advertising on the recto and verso. Imagery on recto shows a lion leaning over the top of a rolled out scroll on which a cup of coffee rests. Vignettes on the verso depict 100 and 50 pound cabinets for shipping "bulk Roasted Coffee" adorned with signage reading "Drink Woolson Spice Co.'s Roasted Coffee." Verso also contains several lines of advertising text about the cabinets, including the design (well seasoned, wood tongued, and grooved); price suggestions for resale ($1.50 to $2.00); how to procure them from Woolson Spice Co.; and the disclaimer "Lion coffee is not sold in these cabinets.", Addressed in manuscript to: Exchange Bank, Oxford Junction, Iowa., Date inferred from partial ink-stamp post mark: 7 30 PM [18]92 Ohio., Contains two-cent stamp printed in red and depicting a profile portrait of George Washington., Slogan printed above image: Do you handle Lion Coffee?, Advertisting text printed on recto: A Picture Card In Every Package., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1892]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.93]
- Title
- J. V. Randall, carriage builder, Newtown, Bucks County, Pa Carriages in hand and made to order. All work warranted. Repairing of all kinds neatly and promptly attended to. Old carriage taken in exchange for new ones. Call and examine
- Description
- Trade card for Randall Carriage Manufactory containing vignette views of a flat top coach and convertible carriage. Randall Carriage Manufactory was established in 1857 by J. V. & W. Randall on State Street below Jefferson Street. John V. Randall operated soley by the early 1890s., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.48]
- Title
- Cornish & Co., new manufactory. High grade organs & pianos, Washington, New Jersey, U.S.A
- Description
- Pictorial envelope containing a bird's eye view showing the organ and piano manufactory complex. View includes street and pedestrian traffic, including two trains and several railcars. Also shows surrounding buildings. Cornish & Co. was established circa 1880 and operated until circa 1922., Title from printed return address., Addressed in manuscript to: Post Master [stamped] Birchrunville, Chester Co., Penn., Contains cancelled one-cent stamp printed in blue ink and depicting Benjamin Franklin in profile., Numeric calculations in pencil on verso., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.76]
- Title
- [Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co. fine carriages, wagons, etc., South Bend, Ind. trade cards]
- Description
- Trade cards containing views of "Studebaker Platform Spring Truck. No. 281." and "Studebaker Platform Spring Coal Wagon. No. 481 " Views also show horse teams hitched to the vehicles, the drivers, and background scenery of a storefront and coal mill. One of the cards also contains vignette views of Stuebaker Bros. Mfg. main and branch buildings printed on the verso. Buildings depicted include "Carriage Works, South Bend, Ind."; "Factory & Repository, 203-205 Michigan Ave. Chicago"; and "Wagon & Spring Wagon Works, South Bend, Indiana." Views include street and pedestrian traffic. Strudebaker Bros., established in 1852 and incorporated in 1868, opened a Chicago factory in 1884. Other "Branch Houses" included New York City; San Francisco; Kansas City; Portland, Oregon; St. Joseph, Mo.; and Salt Lake City Utah., Title supplied by cataloger., 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.
- Creator
- Gray & Parker, artist
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.60 & 61]
- Title
- To make good butter use Kerr's "Acme," 'Kerr's "Unexcelled," or Kerr's "F.F." salt for sale by Wm. Auchenbach & Sons, Pottstown Pa
- Description
- Advertising blotter containg an image of the champion race horse "Sunol, 2.081/4, B. M., by Electioneer, Dam Waxanna, by General Benton." Sunol, foaled in 1886, was a champion three-year old., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.63]
- Title
- H.W. Longfellow
- Description
- Cigar box label containing a bust-length portrait of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow partially framed in garland., Trade Mark., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Labels [P.2011.10.111]
- Title
- Emblem
- Description
- Cigar box label showing an American eagle in flight and clutching a spear in the light of dawn. The dome of the U.S. Capitol is visible in the background., Letters of title depicted as feathers., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Labels [P.2011.10.112]
- Title
- J. Geo. Hintz, books, stationery and artist materials, no. 734 Penn St., Reading, Pa
- Description
- Wrapper containing ornamented cornices bordering text. Hintz operated from 734 Penn Street from circa 1887 to 1901., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Miscellaneous [P.2011.10.181]
- Title
- The Chestnut Hill Stock Farm, Chestnut Hill, Pa. Breeders and importers of hackneys and thoroughbreds, hunters, high action pairs, dog-cart horses, ladies cobs, and childrens ponies Hackney and thoroughbred stallions in the stud. Hunters schooled. Horses boarded
- Description
- Trade card containing a vignette showing a hunter on horseback after clearing a fence and accompanied by hounds., Printed above title: Proprietor, Mitchell Harrison, Lock Box 1630, Phila. Address All Communications to the Farm. Manager, W. Fred. Presgrave, Chestnut Hill, Phila., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.9]
- Title
- John A. Dorward, veterinary surgeon. Office: 1043 North Ninth St., Reading, Pa
- Description
- Trade card containing an image of a horse wearing a harness. Dorward served as a proprietor of Robson Bros. Show circus by the 1910s., Date inferred from Dorward's year of graduation - 1889 - from veterinary school., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.16]
- Title
- Berks Builders and Supply Co., Wyomissing, Pa. Manufacturers of all kinds of planning mill work Estimates cheerfully given. Quality and service. If it is in wood, we make it. No job too big. No job too small
- Description
- Trade card containing a view of a stone tower with the additions of upper and lower wood verandas. Visitors stand on the verandas and a rail car passes in the foreground., List of "Reading Fire Alarm Boxes" printed on verso., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.6]
- Title
- [Solicitations to Pancoast F. Hoy, Schuylkill Haven, Pa.]
- Description
- Includes envelopes, a letter of solicitation, and an illustrated flier. Advertising firms include R. M. Connable & Co., "Sole Manufacturers of the "Hercules" Overalls, Coats and Shirts (Dayton, Ohio) and David Rupp, Proprietor of York Steam Soap Works (York, Pa.). Connable type-written solicitation promotes "Hercules" overalls and pants. Rupp flier promotes two "schemes," including when "You Buy 5 Boxes of Laundry Soap for $20.00 and get a Ladies Gold Watch Free" and "5 Boxes of our Well Known Family Favorite Soap at $3.60 Per Box (100--12 oz. Cakes) and one Show Case Free as per cut." Flier also includes vignettes showing a gold watch with ornamented case, "German Silver Case," "Show Case and Desk Combined," and a long German silver case., Title supplied by cataloger., Date range inferred from date on correspondence and stamps., Envelopes contain cancelled one-cent stamps printed in blue and depicting a profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin., 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., Pancoast Hoy, was proprietor of a premier dry goods store in Schuylkill Haven from circa 1875 to the early 20th century. He was a prolific and innovative advertiser of his store merchandise.
- Date
- [1890-ca. 1894]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.87 & 87a; P.2011.10.88 & 88a]
- Title
- Allemannia Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. Jos. Abel, president. G.W. Hammer, secretary Losses paid since organization over $2,000,000
- Description
- Advertising blotter containing a view of a fire company attending to a blaze at a large, possibly municipal, building. Shows firemen utilizing steam engines and hoses to pump water onto the flames, and ladders to scale the building. Scene bordered in lower left corner by horn and lantern details. Allemannia was chartered in 1868., Printed below title: Insure with the Oldest Agency Company of Western Pennsylvania. Time Tried and Fire Tested. Insure Your Dwelling With This Company., Stamped on recto: Guiles & Wensell, Agents, No. 103 N. 2d. Street, Harrisburg, Pa., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.4]
- Title
- A. E. Brown & Co., manufacturers of children and infants' shoes, Orwigsburg, Penna. A. E. Brown. J. A. Paul. P. W. Fegley Orders by mail will receive prompt attention
- Description
- Advertising blotter containing a caricature of "Our Commercial Traveler" (i.e., a traveling agent for wholesale merchants). Shows a gentleman sales agent caricatured with a large head, mustache, side burns, and prominent nose, attired in a suit and top hat, and carrying a valise and umbrella., Manuscript note on recto: Property of Jho. Shower, Orwigsburg, Pa., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.3]
- Title
- To J. Mullin, dr. Coupes and carriages to hire. Stable, 1522 Rundle Street Office, 217 South Sixteenth Street
- Description
- Billhead for the Philadelphia livery operated by James Mullin containing a vignette showing a manned horse-drawn coach in motion., Completed in manuscript to Mr. [ ]herine on May 1, 1891 for "[illegible] 2 to coupe @ [illegible]": 2.00, Manuscript note on recto: Recd Payment J. Mullin., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Receipts [P.2011.10.141]
- Title
- Merchant's House, Third Street, above Callowhill. James Rochford, proprietor American plan. Electric light and steam heat. Open all night
- Description
- Letterhead containing a vignette showing the exterior of the five-story hotel at 407-415 North Third Street. Building also includes a veranda., Completed in manuscript on August 23, 1896 and addressed to Mr. [Byevley?] Grant, signed James Norford. Norford requests an extension in the payment of his rent., 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.
- Creator
- Levytype Co.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Receipts [P.2011.10.138]
- Title
- Bought of George A. Clark & Brother, sole agents for the Clark Thread Company. 14 South Fifth Street. Clark's O.N.T. crochet & darning cotton's
- Description
- Billhead for the Philadelphia retail branch of the New York firm containing a vignette image showing "Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton" spool of thread. Clark, a native Scotsman, established an American house in New York for the exclusive distribution of cotton thread in 1855 and built a manufactory in Newark circa 1865., Completed in manuscript to Mr. Jas. R. Mercer on March 27th, 1893 for "34 B[?] Ball[?] 200 yds, 45, $15.30; 2 @ 6%, $3.80: $11.50 net., Printed on recto: Terms Cash, In Bankable Funds Within 30 Days. This Bill is Net Cash., Calculations in ink on recto., Manuscript note on recto: Will forward balance of order soon as received from our mill., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Receipts [P.2011.10.133]
- Title
- Aultman, Miller & Co., Akron, O. U.S.A. A happy New year, 1890
- Description
- Calendar depicting scenes in the making and distribution of the "Buckeye" machinery produced by the Akron company founded in 1863. Front cover contains scene "Getting out Lumber for the World-famed Buckeye Binders and Mowers" showing a hunter and trapper watching oxen haul logs, loggers cut trees, and camp hands carry buckets and tend a dutch oven over a campfire. Internal views show "Receiving and Dressing Lumber for Buckeye Machines"; "Partial View of Wood Department Mammoth Buckeye Works, Akron, Ohio"; "Mining and Reducing the Ores for use in Buckeye Harvesting Machines"; "Partial view of Buckeye Foundry, Akron, Ohio"; "The Perfected Buckeye Binder and Mower, The World's Standard" and "Shipping the Celebrated Buckeye Machines to all parts of the civilized Globe." Views include calendar insets, laborers and foremen at work, industrial machinery (wood saws, smelters, power drills) in use, trains, and ships being loaded at a loading dock. Back cover depicts a scene showing several plowmen using horse-drawn "Buckeye" binders (i.e., combines) reaping a large field of wheat. View also contains an inset depicting a man mowing his pasture. Flowers and a banner reading "The World's Victors" border the inset. Aultman, Miller & Co. began to only build threshing machines, traction engines, and saw mills in 1890. The firm was bought out in 1911., 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.
- Date
- [1889]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Calendars [P.2011.10.162a]