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Ms2013_028_CulinaryEphemera_B1F3_TradeCards_Craighills_1897a.jpg
This trade card for a sarsaparilla compound, was produced by a company based in Lynchburg, Va.

Ms2013_028_CulinaryEphemera_B1F3_TradeCards_Mellins_Anderson_a.jpg
Mellin's Food Company produced baby food, as well as nutritional foods for invalids. These represent a few of the Mellin's trade cards in the Culinary Ephemera Collection.

Ms2013_028_CulinaryEphemera_B1F3_TradeCards_QuakerOats_Rockies_1893a.jpg
In the late 19th century, Quaker Oats produced a series of collectible trade cards featuring lithograph landscapes and scenes from America. These two cards represent several held in the Culinary Ephemera Collection.

Ms2013_028_CulinaryEphemera_B1F3_TradeCards_ArmHammer_BeautifulBirds_38a.jpg
Arm & Hammer (part of Church & Driwght Co.) produced multiple series of trade cards in the early 20th century, including ones featuring birds, flowers, and animals. These cards represent a few examples of much larger set of cards in the Culinary…

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J. F. Lawrence Printing Company (Chicago) prospectus
The J. F. Lawrence Printing Company operated at least from about 1890 until at least 1913. This prospectus includes samples and descriptions for patent medicine boxes, labels, and labels available…

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Garfield Tea (Stillman Remedies Co.) table top advertisement, 1880s, likely c.1885?

At the earliest, this item probably dates to around 1885, four years after the death of James A. Garfield. Produced by Stillman Remedies Co. Garfield Tea was a…

Ms2013_028_CulinaryEphemera_B1F3_TradeCards_LibbyMcNeill_AllsWell.jpg
This is a series of Shakespeare-inspired Libby, McNeill & Libby trade cards in the larger Culinary Ephemera Collection.

Ms2013_028_CulinaryEphemera_B1F3_TradeCards_HorsfordBaking_a.jpg
These are a few of the Horford Baking & Phosphate trade cards in the larger Culinary Ephemera Collection.

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The collection includes a broadside advertising a land auction in Floyd County, Virginia, to be held on August 5, 1859. The auction was ordered by the Circuit Court of Floyd County in April of 1859. The land covered by the auction is 78 acres…

Ms2012_008_BartlettAnsil_1865_0415a.jpg
The collection consists of a letter by Ansil T. Bartlett to his father, dated April 15, 1865. Written from Camp Farmville, Virginia, the letter mentions soldiers stealing good from nearby homes, daily tasks, war rumors, and Bartlett's hope to be home…
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