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- Photochrom, "River Drive from Laurel Hill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," 1900 - Large urban parks provided landscaped getaways for city dwellers. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fairmount Park contained scenic drives along well-kept roadways. This colorized image from 1900 shows a horse-drawn vehicle traveling down River Drive in the park.
- circa 1900
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Photochrom, "River Drive from Laurel Hill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," 1900
Large urban parks provided landscaped getaways for city dwellers. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fairmount Park contained scenic drives along well-kept roadways. This colorized image from 1900 shows a horse-drawn vehicle traveling down River Drive in the park.
- H. J. Heinz and Employees at the 1884 World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1884 - H.J. Heinz was a master of marketing and displayed his company's products at world's fairs, regional fairs and expositions. These exhibits typically included elaborate product displays and samples for fairgoers. This photograph shows H.J. Heinz and a few employees behind the counter of the Heinz booth at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1884.
- 1884-1885
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H. J. Heinz and Employees at the 1884 World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1884
H.J. Heinz was a master of marketing and displayed his company's products at world's fairs, regional fairs and expositions. These exhibits typically included elaborate product displays and samples for fairgoers. This photograph shows H.J. Heinz and a few employees behind the counter of the Heinz booth at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1884.
- Trade Card Portfolio for Green's August Flower and Boschee's German Syrup, G.G. Green, circa 1880 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- circa 1880
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Trade Card Portfolio for Green's August Flower and Boschee's German Syrup, G.G. Green, circa 1880
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Trade Card for Philadelphia Lawn Mowers, F.A. Powers, 1888 - In the late 1800s, improved transit allowed suburbs to grow around cities. Well-kept lawns were a key feature of a suburban home, and the lawn mower was an essential tool. Early mowers were often heavy and hard to push, though this trade card suggests that using the "Philadelphia" mower was like a walk in the park.
- 1888
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Trade Card for Philadelphia Lawn Mowers, F.A. Powers, 1888
In the late 1800s, improved transit allowed suburbs to grow around cities. Well-kept lawns were a key feature of a suburban home, and the lawn mower was an essential tool. Early mowers were often heavy and hard to push, though this trade card suggests that using the "Philadelphia" mower was like a walk in the park.
- Ford Times, October 15, 1910 - First printed in 1908, <em>Ford Times</em> was published by Ford Motor Company and distributed to readers free of charge. Early issues targeted Ford dealers, but editors later broadened the magazine's content to appeal to Ford owners and potential buyers. The October 1910 issue reported on Frank Kulick, Ford's factory racing driver. Kulick's efforts generated much publicity for the company.
- October 15, 1910
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Ford Times, October 15, 1910
First printed in 1908, Ford Times was published by Ford Motor Company and distributed to readers free of charge. Early issues targeted Ford dealers, but editors later broadened the magazine's content to appeal to Ford owners and potential buyers. The October 1910 issue reported on Frank Kulick, Ford's factory racing driver. Kulick's efforts generated much publicity for the company.
- Trade Card for Green's August Flower and Boschee's German Syrup, G.G. Green, circa 1880 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Green's August Flower and Boschee's German Syrup, G.G. Green, circa 1880
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.