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Dr. McMunn’s kinate of quinine and cinchonine

Description: Image of an advertisement for Dr. McMunn’s kinate of quinine and cinchonine; woman sick in bed with bottles of Dr. McMunn’s kinate of quinine and cinchonine, and Dr. Munn's elixir of opium on her bedside table; another woman is seated next to the bed looking after her; girl, dog and kittens play on floor nearby; several framed pictures on wall; men work at stripping bark from trees outside the doorway.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1862-1864
Call number: priJLC_MED_002614
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)

Dr. Leons’ celebrated preparations

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Image of three vignettes advertising Dr. Leons’ celebrated preparations; woman with long hair in dishabille at left uses "Dr. Leons' Electric Hair Renewer" while seated in front of a vanity; woman at center plays a piano; woman seated at right accompanied by her husband offers "Dr. Leons' Infant Remedy' to her three young children; decorative border.

priJLC_MED_002626

[The maiden's prayer]

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Image of a young woman seated at a table next to a bed with clasped hands and gaze cast upwards; a bible and lamp rest on the table in front of her.

priJLC_PRG_002053

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Image of a woman (likely meant to represent Venus) standing on a bed of roses being pulled by a pair of doves accompanied by baby Cupid in the folds of her mantle holding a notched bow and arrow in an advertisement for Prang's Valentine's Day greeting cards.

priJLC_PRG_002029

Elm City original plaited ruffles

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Image of a bedroom scene with a woman with one arm raised wearing a fitted white evening dress with full skirt and wide neckline as a seamstress or maid sews on a plaited ruffle trim; two young girls look on with a amusement as kittens play with the yards of ruffle trailing down onto the floor; cards, spools, and boxes of ruffles with labels like "Ruche de Czarina" are scattered around the vignette; large urn with floral arrangement visible at left; small medallion with a girl holding ruffles in both hands that reads, "Trade mark patent patent" visible top center.

priJLC_FASH_001669

The new baby : a howling success chaperoned by David De Wolf

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Image of a bedroom scene with a father in his nightgown about to step barefoot on a pile of tacks as he holds a crying baby who pulls on his hair and mustache, while, behind them, a mother and two sons laugh from a bed and one holds a sign that reads "110th lap," and the woman pulls the man's wallet from pants hanging near the bed; the poster advertises the comedy "The New Baby" adapted by English actor and stage manager Arthur Bourchier from the German play "Der Rabenvater" by H. Fischer and Joseph Jarn.

priJLC_ENT_000308

The American ginger ale manufactured by Coburn, Lang & Co. 100 Worcester & 116 Water Streets. Boston, Mass

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Image of an advertisement for Coburn, Lang & Company ginger ale featuring a family sitting around a dining room table in a parlor setting; a man standing at the table pours ginger ale while a woman approaches the group with a tray full of cups in hand, other members of the family look on, and a child sits on the floor; ginger ale bottles flank the scene on either side in the frame with interlocking letters for C L & Co. below each bottle.

priJLC_BEV_001847

Dr. McMunn’s kinate of quinine and cinchonine

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