Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Visual Materials
Company: American Card Company, New York (N.Y.). Company: H. Dexter, Hamilton & Co., New York (N.Y.).
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Image of an advertisement by Detwiller & Street Fireworks Manufacturing Company for Excelsior Fireworks. The print is in red, white, and blue, and includes an image of an American Eagle, United States flag, and shield that's labeled "Excelsior." Bottom of image includes a crowd of men and women in formal attire releasing firecrackers into the sky. In the center of the crowd, below the eagle and shield, is a cascading fountain. Sparks of fireworks are also depicted in the sky. Title is decorative.
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Image of an American bald eagle on a Union shield with American flag in its beak; military items including a rifle, sword, anchor, and cannon ball are interspersed with other symbolic items from the American Civil War, including an olive branch, broken chains and shackle, and the Constitution below.
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Image of an advertisement by Clay & Richmond announcing a roller-skating race at Walden Skating Rink. Central image is of a man and woman skating arm-in-arm while a young girl wearing a sash and gold medals skates in front. Decorative motifs are used throughout the borders of the colorful print.
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Printer: Ledger Job Print With woodcut image of the "Green Monster" with a bat, hot air balloon, and fighting in an arena for the Martinetti-Ravel Troupe of French Artists
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Image of a print showing the Philadelphia Skating Park located near the Sharp & Thompson Foundry in Philadelphia. Groups of men, women, and children in fashionable winter attire are shown ice-skating both independently and coupled up as pairs on the ice-rink. Two men are shown in the act of falling with their feet up in the air, assumably after bumping into one another. Another man towards the right side of the rink is depicted falling face-down onto the ice. Background shows buildings, horse-drawn carriages, and groups of people preparing to head down towards the ice-rink. Title has decorative typography with snowy and ice elements.
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