J.M. Armstrong, music typographer, music of every description electrotyped, 441 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
Title
J.M. Armstrong, music typographer, music of every description electrotyped, 441 Chestnut St., Philadelphia What delight in music's power! It will calm or rouse the soul; we can hear it by the hour, yielding to its sweet control. Music is a holy language any one can understand; heart can speak to heart by music, even in a foreign land
Description
Advertising text printed in decorative banners on a solid blue background. The scale and words to the song "What delight is music's power" forms the border., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized., John M. Armstrong operated his music typography business from 441 Chestnut Street between 1875 and 1877. He was murdered while visiting Camden, N.J. in 1878.
Date
[ca. 1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Armstrong [P.9850]