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St. Nicholas the Century Co's magazine for young folks

Description: Image of an advertisement for St. Nicholas Magazine November issue; a large school chalk board slate held to a book with a belt illustrates scenes from the issue, including newsboys, a male Chinese figure standing over a boy with a lamp, a West Point soldier, a naughty boy with his ear being pinched, and three young women wearing mortarboard caps and gowns.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1895
Call number: priHHC_ART_0000185
Provenance: Acquired from various sources; please consult Finding Aid for details.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

St. Nicholas the ideal magazine for young folks

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Image of an advertisement for St. Nicholas magazine Christmas 1896 issue featuring advertising text with a wide decorative border of holly, bound books, and multiple copies of St. Nicholas magazine.

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Slate Drawings for the Young Folks

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One manufacturer's advertisement/drawing book entitled Slate Drawings for the Young Folks, published by Belding Bros. & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1891. This 16-page booklet is a promotional piece for Belding Bros. & Co.'s silk products as well as an instructional aid. Each page contains several white-on-black illustrations, designed to represent chalk drawings on a drawing slate. Above and below each illustrated page are advertising and promotional statements about Belding Brothers & Co.'s silk thread. The front cover is designed to look like a drawing slate, with the text written on the slate. The insides of the front and back covers are advertisements, as is the back cover. "Lillian Wright, Jan. 4, 1891, Ayer, Mass." is written in ms., in pencil, at the top of the inside front cover.

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St. Nicholas : an illustrated magazine for young folks

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St. Nicholas January

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Image of an advertisement for St. Nicholas magazine January 1897 issue; the boy Danny rides on horseback at center with the silhouettes of Native American Indian warriors following in background.

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St. Nicholas - for young folks Christmas number

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Image of an advertisement for St. Nicholas magazine Christmas Number 1896 featuring an illustration of Saint Nicholas driving an automobile loaded with toys, St. Nicholas magazines, and a Christmas tree down a snowy hillside; city skyline in background at right.

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The Century magazine for June

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Image of an advertisement for The Century magazine June 1896 issue featuring a woman wearing a long flowing dress with roses in her hair standing and reading; yellow rose spread across the page from a bush in the foreground.

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St. Nicholas the Century Co's magazine for young folks

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