Trade cards, ca.1876-ca.1889.

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Trade cards, ca.1876-ca.1889.

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Many of these trade cards show an Oriental influence, particularly with children in costumes. Several cards are shaped like fans. There are scenes from "The Mikado" and a depiction of Oscar Wilde. Several cards are from the Centennial Exhibition of1876, and others are from the 1878 Exposition Universelle de Paris. There are several Christmas cards. One card is a metamorphic card; it must be exposed to heat to show various birds in a cage. Goods advertised include thread, sewing machines, clothes, millinery, shoes, pens, soap, hair goods, dry goods, perfume, patent medicines, and other household and personal products. Advertised stores are located mostly in the Northeast. They include John Wanamaker and Co. of Philadelphia, Peabody's in Salem, Mass., Lorenzo Puccini of Philadelphia, Frear's Troy Bazaar, and M.I. DeSousa Hair Dressing Rooms in Beverly, Mass. Lithographers include Prang & Co., Marcus Ward, Bufford, Wemple & Co., Cusack & Co., Onondaga Lith. Co., and Hunter.

80 cards : ill. ; 17 cm. or smaller.

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Paris Universal Exposition of 1878

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Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia, Pa.

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The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 marked the 100th anniversary of American freedom. The celebration took place in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10 and attracted over eight million visitors. The exhibition spread across 450 acres of ground in Fairmont Park and consisted of over 200 buildings. Planning for the event began in 1870, and in 1871, Congress established the United States Centennial Commission to plan and run the exhibition. The following year saw the incorporation of the Centenni...