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sheet showing eight different scenes including: with oysters and win, with a lobster and fish; with ham; with two women and scales; one with with a stereotype Asian man and woman and a box with tea spilling out; with a stereotype Asian man and a box of trade goods; with fine china; with fancy glass; with women's clothes and toiletries; with a an apothecary with medicines; with jewelry; with books and paper

Trade Cards and Making an Impression

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

color drawing that shows many people dressed in Middle Ages crusader clothing carrying swords, axes, shields some on horses others on foo with Samuel Hawkins Adams in the foreground in green carrying a spear wearing a helmet

Besought, Incited, or Commanded: the Art and Invention of Advertising

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

two story brick building the ground floor has a central front door flanked by two windows awhile the second floor just has two windows

From the Dry Goods Economist 1909: Selling & Store Displays

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Silver stylized owl with radiant circles around its head, surrounded by a gold frame

“It is up-to-date. It is accurate. It is reliable.” Historical Telephone Directories and Advertising

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Silver stylized owl with radiant circles around its head, surrounded by a gold frame

July May be National Ice Cream Month, but Ice Cream is a Year-Round Treat

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a woman and boy look though the shop window at the toys spilling out of a sleigh being pulled by reindeer

Saving for the Holidays the Old Fashioned Way

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Silver stylized owl with radiant circles around its head, surrounded by a gold frame

“Every Eatable Necessary to Complete New Year’s Dinner”

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Silver stylized owl with radiant circles around its head, surrounded by a gold frame

Meet Mr. Bingle

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Silver stylized owl with radiant circles around its head, surrounded by a gold frame

A Range of Ranges

Posted by: Ellen Terrell