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New York: Raydell Publishing & Distributing Corp, c1980. Soft cover.
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New York: Raydell Publishing & Distributing Corp, c1980. Soft cover.
[St. Augustine]: [Record Co.], 1926. Color illustrated wrappers. A beautiful and uncommon piece of Central Florida History. Published to promote Deland on the 50th year of its founding by Henry A. DeLand.
New York: Delineator Magazine, 1919. Children were encouraged to choose a present for Children in Europe, cut them out, paste them on, and send back with a dollar. This coming just after World War I’s Armistice Day The reverse has a full-color poster “The Real Names of Christmas Trees; Do.....
The trade card is advertising Allen's Jewel five cent Plug Tobacco. It is a folder that shows a caricature that is mad in one scene and happy in another depending on how you fold the card. It is very colorful with great graphics.
The trade card is advertising Durham's Plug Tobacco. It is a folder that shows a caricature about 'Discomfited Drummers'. It is very colorful with great graphics.
The trade card is advertising Dutton & Rhodes Fine Clothing in black and white.
This Metamorphic trade card is advertising A. Raymond & Co., Boys Suits Clothing with a folding b/w graphic.Background Information:In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade.....
This Metamorphic trade card is advertising Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton. The full color graphic are bright.Background Information:In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans.....
Honolulu: Tongg Publishing Co., 1960. Illustrated by Billy Howell. Soft cover. 30 Arrangements by Drusilla Chong. Edited by T. Ichinose. Illustrated with 125 photographs by Billy Howell.
New England: E. E. Gray Co. No Binding.
[Florida]: [Lake View Hotel], c1909. The present issue is undated, but it does state in the text that electricity was added in the summer of 1909. Near Fine Stapled Wraps. Scarce promotional brochure made up primarily of pictures, ranging from orange groves to alligators, with much hunting and fishing in.....
Akron, Penna: Applied Arts, 1961. Photography by Mel Horst. Soft cover. A photojournal of the way of life of the Amish told via photo and text.
The National Emergency Civil Liberties committee was formed by civil rights activists who disagreed with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) decision not to participate directly in the defense of people charged with violations of the Anti-Communist 1950 Originally organized as a minor congressional committee investigating domestic subversion, HUAC (also.....
Presenting the iconic poster '13 Months of Sunshine' conceived and designed by H.E. Mr. Hapte-Selassie Tafesse, aka Father of Tourism.n 1961 Ethiopia initiated programs to promote tourism. His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile-Selassie assigned the creation of such programs to the young appointee Hapte-Selassie, who in turn created the Ethiopian Tourism.....
Michigan: Detroit Publishing Co, 1914. 1st Edition. A Very Good Soft cover. Promotional piece to promote growth and business in Redlands California. Includes images of birds-eye views, mountain views, railway station, inns, churches, schools, University of Redlands, library, opera house, municipal water system, orange groves, olive groves, apple and apricot.....
Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co., c1900. Advertisements are for the following: Medical Bookkeeping; +++ Diseases of the Lungs, Heart, and Kidneys by N. S. Davis; +++ Auto-Intoxication in Disease or Self-Poisoning of the Individual and Consumption both by Ch. Bouchard.
Little Rock, Ark: Bott Advertising Agency, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. A well-written promotion for Alaska prior to statehood. The theme being that you won’t really know Alaska until you know the interior. Beginning with an overview of Fairbanks, and activities and lodgings for tourists including an overview.....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1924. The book was originally published in 1924 by J.B. Lippincott. A well-received travelogue.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1921. The book was originally published in 1921 by J.B. Lippincott. Praised by Clark as "a handbook for the traveling public written by a professional" [Ref. Clark, Travels in the New South II, 66.].
Chicago: Fleming Bros. 1909. Stiff Wraps. A fairly standard almanac but elevated out of the ordinary because every other page is packed with hints, tips and cures for a multitude of diseases and ills which could afflict livestock. A remarkable insight into the farmers profession from a bygone age.
Florida: Florida Indian Hobbiest Assoc. 1977. Original Illustration by S. G. Jarrard. A unique and seemingly scarce piece of Americana. Unrecorded in any institution. The Florida Indian Hobbyist Association (FIHA) powwow attracts between 6,000 and 8,000 participants and spectators over the weekend, many who travel specifically for the occasion. The.....
Key West, Fla. Frank Johnson, Jewelry and Souvenirs, 1916. A Very Good Soft cover. Rare and captivating view book - One copy in Institutional Holdings at the State library of Florida.Unique with many of the photos Bird's Eye Views including of the Island tip on the cover; the Florida East.....
Cologne: Hoursch & Bechstedt, 1910. A Good Stapled Booklet. A Travelogue and tour guide with Four Town Plans, Maps and Numerous illustrations. One color folding map.
USA, [General Motors]:, 1933. Folded paper. Panoramic views of the Chevrolet Fisher Body Operations and Car Assembly Line with explanatory text and pictures of the processes.Background Information:A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a World's Fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois.....
New York: Gillespie, Kinports & Beard Inc. Travel Agency, 1918.