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Jas. S Kirk & Comp’y, : soapmakers-perfumers-chemists

Description
Image of an advertisement for James S. Kirk & Company; four vignettes and views surround central view of boats in a harbor lined with factories: one of Native Americans in canoes on water, in upper left corner; one of a burning cityscape, in upper right corner; one of a woman with a Roman fasces, American flag, and bald eagle in the upper center; and one of the Chicago, Illinois, lake shore with boats in Lake Michigan, bottom half; front and back of a medal won the Cotton Centennial Exposition at center; six small images of card giveaway examples along the bottom showing children, war scenes, a waterfront, and pets.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1885
Call number
priJLC_HHD_000594
Creator
Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the household goods prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people
Allan, J. N. (1819-1863.)
Alvord, Johnson Mahalah, (1828-1923.)
Corr, Bernard, (1828 or 1829-1912.)
Crump, S. (1824-1886.)
DeVaudricourt, A. (1813-1906.)
Ferguson, Hiram, (1792 or 1793-)
Folger, William B. (1830-)
Graham, C. B. (1821-1910.)
Howland, Alfred R. (1852-1886.)
Jenison, H. S.
Ketterlinus, Eugene,
Kollner, Augustus,
Kuhl, Frederick.
Lewis, Charles E.
Liddle, John B.,
Murphy, W.
Nichols, Thomas Parker,
Parsons, Charles,
Rease, W. H.
Shearman, J. A.
Thoubboron, J.
Wales, James Albert,
Wyman, Charles E.
Associated organizations
B. Wilkins & Co.
Baptist & Taylor.
Carqueville Litho. Co.
Clay, Cosack & Co.
Cosack & Co.
Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
Eckstein, Hoffmann & Porr.
Endicott & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Ferd. Mayer & Co.
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company.
Geo. H. Walker & Co.
Graphic Company.
Hatch & Co.
Hatch Lith. Co.
Hughes & Johnson Litho.
International News Company (New York, N.Y.)
J. Mayer & Co.
J.H. Bufford & Sons.
Ketterlinus Printing House.
Krebs Lithographing Company.
Lakeside Press (Chicago, Ill.)
Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann.
Moss Engraving Company.
National Bureau of Engraving (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Richmond & Co.
Ringwalt & Brown.
Russell & Richardson.
S.N. Dickinson & Co.
Samuel S. Smith & Son.
Sarony, Major & Knapp Lith.
Shober & Carqueville.
Strobridge & Co. Lith.
Strobridge Lithographing Company.
Van Benthuysen Printing House.
W.J. Morgan & Co.
Wagner & M'Guigan.
Weed, Parsons & Co.
Worley & Bracher.
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