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L. D. Sine's gift enterprise : established in 1854. The only reliable gift distribution in the country!

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The Jay T. Last collection of sports and leisure prints and ephemera contains about 1,770 printed materials related to the history and advertising of athletics, recreational activities, pyrotechnics, gambling, and games in the United States. The materials date from approximately 1758 to approximately 1938, although the bulk of the items date from the mid-19th to early-20th centuries. The collection consists of about 67 large-sized items, and over 1,000 smaller-sized items, including paper dolls, playing cards, trade cards, puzzle cards, dime novels, and promotional billheads and letterheads. Images on the materials range from scenes of indoor pastimes such as billiard and board games, to outdoor sports and activities like roller skating and horse racing. Some materials also include advertisements for fireworks and other pyrotechnic products, largely promoted for Fourth of July celebrations. The collection also consists of many broadsides announcing lottery and charity drawings that took place in Delaware, Maryland, Louisiana, Wyoming, Kansas, and other parts of the United States. Many of the drawings were organized by reputed swindlers at the time, like J.M. (James Monroe) Pattee and L.D. Sine. Some of the drawings organized by the Louisiana State Lottery Company were also officiated by former Confederate generals G. T. (Gustave Toutant) Beauregard and Jubal Anderson Early. In addition to sport materials, this collection also consists of items relating to toys and novelties. Items range from paper cut-out templates, to playing cards, holiday toy listings by retailers, and toy advertisements by manufacturers such as the Milton Bradley Company and the McLoughlin Bros. A significant portion of this collection includes paper dolls with fashion accessories, published either as promotional product advertisements by companies, as art supplements by newspapers, or as toys retailed to consumers.
Type
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Date
1874
Call number
priJLC_SPO_003573
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 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.
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Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Ayers, R.F. (approximately 1837-1914.)
Baker, Joseph E., (1810-1870.)
Bowlend, George B. (1817-1894.)
Bufford, John Henry, (1819-1896.)
Buttersworth, James Edward, (1843-1895.)
Carter, Lincoln J. (1817-1887.)
Crosby, Charles H., (1816-1896.)
Filleau, E. A. (active 1870-1880.)
Frizzell, S. S. (1847-1915.)
Geer, Elihu, (1850-1900.)
Giles, J. L. (1840-1902.)
Gleason, Frederick, (1821-1910.)
Hart, Chas. (1833-1918.)
Horsman, E. I. (active 1850-1870.)
Howe, E. R. (1834-1917.)
Knowles, J.
Magnus, Charles,
Nast, Thomas,
Parsons, Charles,
Pharazyn, H.
Rosenthal, Max,
Schile, H.
Sebald, Hugo,
Sibert, J.
Smith, F. R.
Thistleton, George.
Vanderbilt Allen, W.S.
Worth, Thomas,
Associated organizations
Alton Telegraph Printing Co.
American Card Co. (New York, N.Y.)
American Publishing Company (Hartford, Conn.)
Armstrong & Co. (Boston, Mass.)
Austin, Nichols & Co.
Barney & Berry (Springfield, Mass.)
Beadle and Company.
Bingham & Dodd.
Bowers, Wilkins & Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
Brett Lithographing Co.
Calvert Lithographing Co. (Detroit, Mich.)
Charles W. Neeld & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
City of New Orleans (New Orleans, La.)
Clarenbach & Herder (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Clay & Richmond.
Claus Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Clerk, Green & Baker (New York, N.Y.)
Clough & Fountain (New York, N.Y.)
Coburn & Co. (Plaistow, N.H.)
Currier & Ives.
D.W. Kellogg & Co.
Denison Daily Times (Denison, Tex.)
Detwiller & Street Fireworks Manufacturing Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Dick & Fitzgerald.
E. Fox & Co. (Kansas City, Ka.)
Endicott & Sweett (New York, N.Y.)
France, Broadbrents & Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
Fletcher & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Geo. Schlegel (Firm)
Globe Newspaper Co.
Greer & Laing (Wheeling, W.Va.)
H. Dexter, Hamilton & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Haskell & Allen.
Heliotype Printing Co.
Hillebrand & Lewis (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Hudson Enterprise Steam Job Print (Hudson, N.Y.)
International Stock Food Co. (Minneapolis, Minn.)
J.H. Fenton Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
J.H. Miller & Co. (Baltimore, Md.)
J.M.W. Jones Stationery & Printing Co.
James Field Co. (Rochester, N.Y.)
James G. Hovey & Co.
Kavanagh & Decker (New York, N.Y.)
Kelly, Hubbard & Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
Kelly & Whitehill (New York, N.Y.)
Knowles, J.
L. Graham & Son (New Orleans, La.)
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
McLoughlin Bros.
Milton Bradley & Co.
John Murphy & Co. (Baltimore, Md.)
Mutual Label & Lith. Co.
New England Laboratory of Boston (Boston, Mass.)
News Steam Job Printing Establishment (Danbury, Conn.)
Parker Bros. (Meriden, Conn.)
Porous Plaster Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Sanderson & Lanergan (Boston, Mass.)
Santo Domingo Guaranty Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Sloan & Woodward Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Sportsmens Depot (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Stein & Jones.
Unexcelled Fireworks Company.
Vacuum Oil Company (Rochester, N.Y.)
Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
Wood, Eddy & Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
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