Full DescriptionThe 19th-Century American Trade Card |
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| Collection Information | |
| Title: | The 19th-Century American Trade Card |
| Alternate Title: | Baker Library Historical Collections |
| URL: |
http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/19th_century_tcard/ 
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| Description: | More than 1,000 images of 19th c. advertising trade cards selected from the Historical Collections at Baker Library, Harvard Business School. As one of the most popular forms of advertising in the nineteenth century, and as an indicator of consumer habits, social values, and marketing techniques, trade cards are of interest to scholars of business history, American studies, graphic design and printing history, and social and cultural history. |
| GEM Subjects: | |
| Subjects: | Business cards. |
| DLF-specific Subjects: | American Culture |
| Geographic Coverage: | North America (continent) |
| Time Period: |
Late 19th Century (1868-1900) Modern (1701-present) |
| Objects Represented: | Cards |
| Format: |
image/jpeg text/html |
| Interaction with Collection: |
Exhibit Browse |
| Frequency of additions: | Irregularly |
| This Record Last Updated By: | khage@umich.edu |
| This Record Last Updated On: | 10/16/2008 2:30:06 PM |
| Hosting Institution: | Harvard University |
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