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- Trade Card for the Great Inter-Ocean Show, John B. Doris, 1880-1885 - 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.
- 1880-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for the Great Inter-Ocean Show, John B. Doris, 1880-1885
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.