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- "The Lion's Paw," 1959 - Little Golden Books transformed children's reading habits. Unlike earlier children's books that were large and costly, Little Golden Books were small, inexpensive (initially selling for 25 cents), and readily available to all. First released in 1942, the brightly colored books became a mainstay on children's bookshelves throughout the mid-20th century and beyond.
- 1959
- Collections - Artifact
"The Lion's Paw," 1959
Little Golden Books transformed children's reading habits. Unlike earlier children's books that were large and costly, Little Golden Books were small, inexpensive (initially selling for 25 cents), and readily available to all. First released in 1942, the brightly colored books became a mainstay on children's bookshelves throughout the mid-20th century and beyond.
- Trade Card for Emblem Cigars, 1880-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Emblem Cigars, 1880-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.