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Series II. Food Prints and Ephemera (large size)

Description: This series contains more than 45 large-size advertising and promotional items related to food industries in the United States from approximately 1845 to the 1960s, with the majority of items spanning from 1875 to 1920. The series is comprised mainly of lithographed advertising prints and labels produced for manufacturers, growers, packers, and distributors, but also includes engravings and woodcuts. Genres represented include advertising prints, views of factories and storefronts, and product labels. Items in this series range in size from approximately 12 x 13 inches to 29 x 42 inches.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1845-1964
Call number: priJLC_Food

Series II. Fashion Prints and Ephemera (large size)

Visual Materials

This series contains 250 large-size printed items that pertain to fashion, clothing and dress, textiles, and sewing supplies from the 1830s through 1920, with the bulk of the items spanning from 1850-1890. The material consists of advertising prints, calendars, newspapers, periodicals and clippings, product labels, fashion plates, caricatures in prints and periodical illustrations, and other visual materials, and is grouped according to the primary business, trade, or service associated with the principal entity represented by the item. The series contains color-printed, hand-colored, and uncolored images that range in size from approximately 11 x 14 inches to 34 x 48 inches.

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Series II. Maritime Prints and Ephemera (large size)

Visual Materials

This series contains 57 large-size printed items pertaining to travel, shipping, and other maritime-related activities and businesses in the United States from 1825 to approximately 1942, with the majority of items dating from 1840 to 1890. The series is comprised mainly of lithographed advertising prints produced for steamship companies, including both domestic and transoceanic passenger and commercial services. Genres represented include advertising prints, certificates, broadsides, and documentary prints. The series contains color-printed, hand-colored, and uncolored images that range in size from approximately 11 x 14 inches to 30 x 40 inches.

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Series II. Fairs and Expositions Prints and Ephemera (large size)

Visual Materials

This series contains approximately 100 large-size printed items related to fairs and expositions in the United States from approximately 1834 to 1970, with the majority of items dating from 1850 to 1893. The series is comprised mainly of lithographed advertising prints produced for fairs, exhibitions and expositions; exhibitors at these events; and related businesses. Genres represented include advertising prints, views of exhibition buildings, certificates, broadsides, and specialty newspapers and programs. The series contains color-printed, hand-colored, and uncolored images that range in size from approximately 11 x 14 inches to 35 x 46 inches.

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Series II. Horticulture Prints and Ephemera (large size)

Visual Materials

This series contains over 50 large-size printed items related to horticulture in the United States from approximately 1846 to 1921, with the majority of items dating from 1865 to 1910. The series is comprised mainly of lithographed advertising and documentary prints depicting flowers, fruits, vegetables, and trees offered by various seed suppliers. These materials consist of color-printed, hand-colored, and uncolored images that range in size from approximately 11 x 14 inches to 25 x 35 inches. Notable holdings include prints from seed merchants Briggs & Bro., Crosman Bros., and James Vick of Rochester, New York; D.M. Ferry & Co. of Detroit, Michigan; and Jerome B. Rice & Co. of Cambridge, New York.

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Series II. Agriculture Prints and Ephemera (large size)

Visual Materials

This series contains 125 large-size printed items related to agriculture in the United States from approximately 1836 to 1924, with the majority of items dating from 1850 to 1910. The series is comprised mainly of lithographed and engraved advertisements as well as certificates issued by or related to agricultural societies and organizations. These materials consist of color-printed, hand-colored, and uncolored images that range in size from approximately 11 x 14 inches to 26 x 38 inches.

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Series II. Transportation Prints and Ephemera (large size)

Visual Materials

This series consists of over 160 large-size printed items related to land-based modes of transportation primarily in the United States. The items date from the 1830s to the 1910s and consists largely of materials pertaining to railroads, with additional items concerning the bicycle and carriage, coach, and wagon industries. The series features lithographs produced by American artists, printers, and publishers, as well as engravings, letterpress, and woodblock prints. The items consist of advertising cards, posters, broadsides, system maps, timetables, views, and other visual materials primarily produced by transportation-affiliated entities including railroad companies and vehicle and part manufacturers such as wheel works, carriage builders, bicycle manufacturers, and locomotive machine shops. The series contains color-printed, hand-colored, and uncolored images and ranges in size from approximately 11 x 14 inches to 26 x 40 inches.

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