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- Postcard, Boy Playing with Puppies, 1908 - Depictions of dogs and puppies often appeared in art and folk art in the United States. Inexpensive lithograph prints made in the mid-19th century emphasized people's relationship with dogs. Starting in the late 1890s picture postcards included these types of popular illustrations of dogs. Sending colorful postcards through the U.S. mail continued to be widespread well into the 1910s.

- April 10, 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, Boy Playing with Puppies, 1908
Depictions of dogs and puppies often appeared in art and folk art in the United States. Inexpensive lithograph prints made in the mid-19th century emphasized people's relationship with dogs. Starting in the late 1890s picture postcards included these types of popular illustrations of dogs. Sending colorful postcards through the U.S. mail continued to be widespread well into the 1910s.
- Advertising Layout Drawing of Boy Rolling a Hoop While Holding a Heinz Baked Beans Can, 1920-1930 - The H.J. Heinz Company marketed their products in stores, magazines, on trade cards, and even on streetcars. This advertising layout drawing represents one of the steps in the marketing process in which the drawing, size, and shading are taken into consideration before the final advertisement is created.

- 1920-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Layout Drawing of Boy Rolling a Hoop While Holding a Heinz Baked Beans Can, 1920-1930
The H.J. Heinz Company marketed their products in stores, magazines, on trade cards, and even on streetcars. This advertising layout drawing represents one of the steps in the marketing process in which the drawing, size, and shading are taken into consideration before the final advertisement is created.
- Portrait of Young Girl with Hoop and Stick, 1868-1870 -

- 1868-1870
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Young Girl with Hoop and Stick, 1868-1870
- School Reward of Merit Given to Willie Eastman, 1840-1880 - During the nineteenth-century, teachers recognized students with paper "rewards of merit." These small tokens commended a student's excellent work, perfect attendance, good behavior or other noteworthy accomplishment. Some contained simple handwritten sentiments from the teacher to the pupil. Many were printed and colorful, with space available to write in the student's name as well as their own.

- 1840-1880
- Collections - Artifact
School Reward of Merit Given to Willie Eastman, 1840-1880
During the nineteenth-century, teachers recognized students with paper "rewards of merit." These small tokens commended a student's excellent work, perfect attendance, good behavior or other noteworthy accomplishment. Some contained simple handwritten sentiments from the teacher to the pupil. Many were printed and colorful, with space available to write in the student's name as well as their own.