Trade Card for E.R. Hull & Co. and Dedication of the Garfield Monument, 1890

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Artifact Overview

In the last third of the nineteenth century, promoters used a popular medium--trade cards--to announce shows, activities, and community events. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements, which survive as historical records of leisure in the United States.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade card

Date Made

1890

Subject Date

30 May 1890

Creator Notes

Card advertises dedication of the Garfield Monument and is sponsored by E.R. Hull & Co. Card lithographed by Johns & Co. in Cleveland, Ohio

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.0.541.626

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 6.5 in
Width: 4.75 in

Trade Card for E.R. Hull & Co. and Dedication of the Garfield Monument, 1890