Alice Beardwood collection of Philadelphia business scrapbooks 1839-1920

Alice Beardwood collection of Philadelphia business scrapbooks

Scrapbooks, 1839-circa1920, containing colorful trade cards representing chiefly Philadelphia businesses and greeting cards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Additional loose material includes a booklet of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tickets; Department of Public Safety's Handbook...

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Main Author: Beardwood, Alice (Creator)
Collection:Alice Beardwood Collection of Philadelphia Business Scrapbooks
Collection Number:2145
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Greeting cards > Victorian
Trade cards > Victorian
Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet 1 box, 2 volumes
Summary: Scrapbooks, 1839-circa1920, containing colorful trade cards representing chiefly Philadelphia businesses and greeting cards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Additional loose material includes a booklet of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tickets; Department of Public Safety's Handbook of Fire Signal Stations (1891); a handbook for the Philadelphia Seminary, Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies and Children (1880); a certificate of stock in the Point Breeze Park Association ( 1870); a commencement program for the Senior Classes of the Boys' Grammar Schools of Philadelphia ( 1878); meeting notices for the Philadelphia Grays (1827, 1828); Eastern District of Pennsylvania notices (1839, 1862); a check for the Bank of Penn Township (1831) and various receipts (1858-1882).

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