The National Live Stock Journal, handsomely illustrated, contains 48 large pages, devoted to the interests of stock breeders and farmers.
Title
The National Live Stock Journal, handsomely illustrated, contains 48 large pages, devoted to the interests of stock breeders and farmers Terms, $2.15 per annum. Post-paid. Published monthly, by The Stock Journal Company, Lakeside Building, cor. Clark & Adams streets, Chicago, Ills
Description
Pictorial envelope containing vignettes of live stock on recto and verso. Vignettes on recto depict oval-framed images of the head of a cow and the head of a horse. Vignettes on verso depict full-length portraits of a cow, two pigs, and a ram. Images also include grass and fencing. The National Live Stock Journal was established in 1870., Addressed in manuscript to: Clark Co. Democrat, Winchester, Ky., Date inferred from stamp., Contains cancelled one-cent stamp printed in blue and depicting a profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin., Printed on verso: Price of cuts, this size, post paid, one cut, $2.50; two cuts $1.00. For specimen sheet of cuts, address Stock Journal Co., Chicago, Ills., 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. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.86]
McLaughlin's XXXX Coffee [paper doll]
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]
In eighteen fourteen, Scott, the Indian hero, made red hot work for the red men-yes and redder himself he cooled with Juleps, cold as zero iced by the famous Enterprise ice shredder.
Title
In eighteen fourteen, Scott, the Indian hero, made red hot work for the red men-yes and redder himself he cooled with Juleps, cold as zero iced by the famous Enterprise ice shredder
Description
Trade card issued during the Columbian Exposition of 1893 advertising Enterprise Mf'g Co. of Pa. "Enterprise Ice Shredder." Contains an anachronistic scene including a caricaturized depiction of Major General Winfield Scott following the Battle of Chippewa, July 5, 1814. Depicts Scott seated on a trunk and sipping a frosty julep through a straw as one of his soldier handles an Empire ice shredder on a cake of ice. Other soldiers stand guard behind him and in the background Native American lay on the ground and run. Also contains a view of the U.S.S. battleship Illinois. The exposition held in Chicago May 1-October 30, 1898 celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of Pa. was established in 1866., Advertising text printed on verso: Enterprise Ice Shredder. Patented, 1893. For Shaving Ice coarse or Fine. Prices: No. 33 Tinned $7.20 per dozen. No. 34, Nickeled, $24.00 " ". The operation of our Shredder requires no explanation, being simply to draw the blade upon a piece of ice, the pressure applied producing fine or coarse pieces, as desired. To remove the finely cut ice from the cup, grasp the Shredder firmly in the right hand and strike it, inverted, upon the left, at the same time being careful to keep the lid closed. then scrape the ice into some convenient receptacle. It is not necessary to take the ice out of the refrigerator, as you may reach in and fill the cup from the side, end or top of a cake of ice without disturbing anything or wetting your hand. Its use will be appreciated for Fruits, Drinks, Oysters and clams on the half Shell, Olives, Celery, Radishes, Iced Tea, Sliced Tomatoes, etc., etc., and for many purposes in the Sick Room., Printed on verso: For Sale by the Hardware Trade. Send for Catalogue. The Enterprise M'f'g Co. of Pa., Third & Dauphin Sts., Philadelphia, U.S.A., Vignette illustration on verso. Depicts a cross-section of the ice shredder on a cake of ice., Typeface on verso varies between prints., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date
c1893
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.62 & 76]
Arthur Power Dudden collection of railroad, steamboat, and omnibus passes
Title
Arthur Power Dudden collection of railroad, steamboat, and omnibus passes, 1865-1876
Description
The collection consists of forty-two transportation passes, one telegraph pass, two membership cards, a business card, and two calling cards (Edward Hoopes, Philadelphia; and J. Knight). The passes were all issued to members of the Charles J. Clarke family and date from 1865 to 1876. Clarke was the principal of Clarke and Company, an agency that facilitated transfer of freight between lines. He is probably most remembered for being a founding member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, owners of the dam that failed in 1889, causing the Johnstown Flood., Collected by Arthur Power Dudden, professor of history and American studies at Bryn Mawr College. Dudden was born on Oct. 26, 1921. He graduated with a B.A. from Wayne State University in 1942, then served in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he attended the University of Michigan, obtaining a Ph.D. in history in 1950. He joined the faculty of Bryn Mawr College that same year, and became a full professor in 1965. He retired from Bryn Mawr in 1992. Dudden authored 9 books, and was actively involved in several professional associations. He died on Oct. 14, 2009.
Creator
Dudden, Arthur Power, 1921- 2009, collector
Date
1865
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll Dudden Passes 113143.D (Dudden)