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- Description:
- American Fibre Chamois Company trade card promoting the dry goods store, J. Sparling and Company of Detroit. A color lithograph of a woman in a brown dress and hat with the caption "Fibre Chamois," is on the recto. The verso contains the text of an 1895 letter from actress and singer Lillian Russell praising the "genuine fibre chamois" from the American Fibre Chamois Company used by New York dressmaker Redfern, as well as the name of J. Sparling and Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card advertising the Detroit Opera House with a lithograph of the building on Campus Martius. "J.W. Lanergan, Lessee & Manager," is printed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Hexagonal J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of a scene of a man sharpening a scythe in a field, as a woman stand in the background holding a bucket of water, credited to "Bufford." "Compliments of J.L. Hudson, Clothier," is printed on a banner drawn as if pinned to the lower right corner of the card. Text on the verso gives the store's address as 141, 143, and 145 Woodward Avenue, and promotes the store's selection, and prices, and encourages out-of-towners visiting Detroit to come to the store.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts an arrangement of corn, peaches, grapes, and barley. "Nature is Against Prohibition. The "Kindly Fruits' are given to man to preserve and use as best he can. "Preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth so that in due time we may enjoy them' - Book of Common Prayer" is printed on the card. Remnants of another color card depicting a woman holding a folding fan are pasted on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts two young girls, one in a white and pink dress and the other in a blue and yellow dress, feeding ducks while sitting on a river bank. An advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges, stressing the importance of buying genuine Garland products, is on the verso.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Large J.L. Hudson trade card printed with an image of a seated women with short hair wearing a white dress with a red sash at the waist and tassels on the skirt. "Compliments of J.L. Hudson, Opera House Build'g, Detroit, Mich." near the lower right corner of the card. The verso is printed with an image of a potted plant and the text: J.L. Hudson, Detroit Opera House Building Men's, Boys', and Childrens Clothing, Men's, Boys', and Childrens Hats 7 Caps, Men's Furnishings, Custom Tailoring,
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts and old man with a beard holding a glass of beer and a pipe, while seated aside a table with a newspaper and spectacles. "Against Prohibition No. 6. In robust age with wealth and friends, / Enjoying Beer, his days he spends," is printed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph, credited to H&B, on the recto depicts two rats, one holding reins while carrying a whip and the other holding a parasol, riding a snail. In the upper left corner of the recto are the words "Jewel Stoves and Ranges; Detroit Stove Works; Detroit, Chicago," and on the bottom of the recto is the card's title: "A slow Coach."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a child sitting on a tree branch feeding cherries to three birds. Written in French at the bottom of the card is "Comment Aimez-Vous Les Cerises!," which translates to "How Do You Like The Cherries!" in English. Stamped on the back is text reading "Compliments of Stone & Hemingway; Who always have in stock a full line of 'The Famous Jewel Stoves'; None Better Made!; Sheridan, Michigan."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a woman in a blue dress, with a purple sash around her waist, holding a tambourine while going down a set of steps. A Garland Stoves and Ranges logo is printed on the verso, along with a stamp that reads "Sold by Adam J. Orth, 190 Hastings St."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
