Illustrated trade card depicting the seated female figure of Liberty leaning against a large American shield. Includes in the background a pole topped by a liberty cap, the sails of a ship, and a steamboat on a body of water., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Keeler [5786.F.176]
Illustrated trade card depicting the patriotic figure of Liberty wearing a headdress and a dress cinched at the waist with a "U.S." buckle. She holds an American flag in her right hand and a sword in her left., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized., George S. Harris started his printing business in 1847 and relocated in 1852 to Fourth and Vine Streets. In 1872, he partnered with his son George T. Harris and renamed the business George Harris & Son.
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Newton [(2)5786.F.190f-1]
Illustrated trade card depicting the seated female figure of Liberty leaning against a large American shield. Includes in the background a pole topped by a liberty cap, the sails of a ship, a locomotive on a bridge, a large building, and a steamboat on a body of water. M'Cambridge, Fry & Co., the partnership between Richard McCambridge, John Fry and John Robinson, operated from 525 and 527 Cherry Street in the 1860s., Advertising text promoting plumbers' earthenware sold by M'Cambridge, Fry & Co. printed on verso. Text partially illegible after removal from scrapbook., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - M'Cambridge [(2)5786.F.161c]
Illustrated trade card for David E. Thompson's printing establishment at 4 South Seventh Street in Philadelphia depicting an American flag facing right with a liberty cap on top of the pole., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Thompson [(2)5786.F.190f-2]
Series of illustrated stock trade cards for Joseph P. Mickley's printing and stationery establishment at 1241 Vine Street in Philadelphia. Illustrations depict patriotic symbols, including American shields, flags, eagles, drums, cannons, cannon balls, laurel wreaths, spears, bayonets, liberty caps on poles, and lady Libery holding an American flag in her right arm while pointing and looking left., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1863]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Mickley [5786.F.001; 5786.F.004; 5786.F.10b]
