Invitations, ca.1801-ca.1916.

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Invitations, ca.1801-ca.1916.

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Almost all the invitations are printed, although a few are handwritten. The invitations are to weddings and anniversary parties; balls, including presidential inaugural balls (1873 and 1885); picnics; concerts; a sleigh ride party; children's parties, including a birthday party; school and college events and commencements; banquets; a ship launching; New Orleans Mardi Gras balls and St. Louis Veiled Prophet balls; and a few other events. A number of the invitations are illustrated.

4 boxes, 2 folders : ill.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7961970

Winterthur Library

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Veiled Prophets of Saint Louis (Order : Mo.)

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Grossman, John, 1924-....

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John Grossman was a homesteader in Fort St. John, B.C., arriving in 1930. From the description of John Grossman fonds. 1930-1956. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606462362 John Grossman was a graphic artist living in California when he began to collect ephemera. He was attracted by the colorful images produced by chromolithography. From the description of Magazines, ca.1844-1919. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668310143 ...