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Advertising flyer for Plymouth Rock Gelatine, Plymouth Rock Gelatine Company, Boston, Mass., undated

The advertising flyer for Plymouth Rock Gelatine depicts the "courtship of Miles Standish" with an image of Priscilla and Miles eating a pudding made with ...

Advertisement for the Grand Theatre, Bellows Falls, Vermont, Nov. 3, 1915

A flyer, postmarked November 3, 1915, for the Grand Theatre in Bellows Falls, Vermont advertises the slate of new motion pictures for the week of Monday, ...

Advertisement for fresh and frozen fish, John R. Neal & Co., Boston, Mass., 1901

This trade advertisement was printed on page 583 of The Fishing Gazette, vol. XVIII, no. 37 in 1901. The advertisement features information on the John R. ...

Wright & Ditson advertisement for catchers' masks, location unknown, 1928

Page from the Wright & Ditson Spring and Summer 1928 catalog depicting baseball catchers' masks. The masks are of a variety of qualities and prices.

Wright & Ditson advertisement for baseball bats, location unknown, 1928

Page advertising baseball bats of a variety of components, qualities and prices. The line of bats shown is called the "Players models" and are named after ...

Wright & Ditson advertisement for baseballs, location unknown, 1928

Page from the Wright & Ditson catalog for youth baseballs of a variety of compositions, prices and quality.

Advertisement for Ebenezer Clough, paper-stainer, Boston, Mass., 1801

The advertisement is from Samuel Bullard's "Universal Almanack," Boston, 1801. Ebenezer Clough is located near the Charles River Bridge and seeks three lads to ...

Advertisement for Ebenezer Clough, paper-stainer, Boston, Mass., October 18, 1803

The advertisement is from the "New England Palladium." Clough has just received a large assortment of French paper hangings.

Advertisement for John R. Longfellow, paper-hangings and window-shades, No. 34 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, Mass., 1864-1865

The advertisement is from the "Newburyport Directory," 1864 & 65. The image is captioned "All come and see."

Advertisement for J.F. Bumstead & Co., dealers in wood carpet and inlaid flooring, paper hangings, 148 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The advertisement is from "Art Gems." Bumstead provides samples and estimates for paper hangings.

Advertisement for the Boston Wallpaper Company, paper hangings, 20 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., August 1888

The advertisement is from "The New England Fireside" August 1888. The Company carries Lincrusta-Walton, drapery materials and window shades.

Trade card for the New Home Sewing Machine Company, Orange, Mass., depicting a man on ice skates pushing a woman seated on top of a sewing machine, undated

This trade card for sewing machine manufacturer, New Home Machine Company of Orange, Massachusetts, depicts a man in a jacket, cap, and striped pants skating ...

Trade card for Silver King ice skates, Dodge Skate Company, Providence, R.I., undated

This trade card for Silver King ice skates of the Dodge Skate Company in Providence, Rhode Island depicts a woman seated on a birch wood bench putting on a ...

Trade card for Fanny Farmer Christmas candy, undated

This trade card for Fanny Farmer Candy Shops presents a scene in which a boy, wearing a sleeper and holding the top of a candy box, accuses Santa Claus, who is ...

Trade card for P.B. Robinson fine boots and shoes, Lawrence, Mass., undated

A trade card for Phineas B. Robinson, a maker of fine boots and shoes, located at 221 Essex Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He served as a city alderman in ...

Trade card for celluloid collars and cuffs featuring a boy in a tuxedo, undated

This trade card advertises celluloid collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms. A boy, who is dressed in a tuxedo and wears a cuff formed into a hat with a cufflink on ...

Trade card for Hart, Schaffner and Marx clothing, at the Continental Clothing House, Boston, Mass., 1905

A trade card for Hart, Schaffner and Marx hand-tailored clothing, sold at the Continental Clothing House, located at Washington Street and Boylston Street in ...

Trade card for Old Homestead Colonial Rugs, R.H. Stearns and Co., Boston, Mass., undated

A trade card for "Old Homestead Colonial Rugs," manufactured for the department store R.H. Stearns and Co. of Boston.

Trade card for furniture with an illustration of a chair, location unknown, undated

A trade card for furniture. The illustration presents a chair with an eagle back, sabre legs, and a rush seat in the center of a wreath. "Rest for the weary" ...

Advertising pamphlet for the Goodyear Boot & Shoe Sewing Machines, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1882

This tri-fold pamphlet advertises the Goodyear Boot & Shoe Sewing Machines with two lithographed illustrations. The pamphlet compares the old method of making ...

Advertisement for Riggins soap, 1880-1890

This image employs racist stereotypes. This advertisement, or label, promotes Riggins soap and depicts a woman using a washboard: "Der's no use talking missus. ...

Sea foods with the tang of the sea : how to prepare and serve them

Cover of a pamphlet describing how to use the Frank E. Davis Company's products. The company produced salted, smoked and canned fish. On the cover a fisherman ...

Trade advertisement for the Colonial Furniture Co featuring a rocking chair, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Apr. 1899

This advertisement was printed in the April, 1899 issue of The Ladies' Home Journal. The ad features a colonial style rocking chair as an example of the ...

Trade advertisement for the John Alden silver pattern, sold at Stowell's, Boston, Mass., 1923

Advertisement for the "John Alden" silver pattern sold exclusively at Stowell's in Boston. The ad features an example of the pattern on a fork and spoon over ...

Advertisement for weather-proof coats, Plymouth Manufacturing Company, Boston, Mass., 1946

This advertisement was originally printed in The Boston Herald on August 25, 1946. It features a man wearing a Plymouth of Boston "Weather-Ready" trench coat ...

Advertisement for dresses, manufactured by Puritan Dress Company, New York, New York, 1949

Full-color advertisement for the Puritan Dress Company's line of Parisian inspired dresses. The advertisement was originally printed in the October, 1949 issue ...

Advertisement for sewing machines, manufactured by the Priscilla Company, Boston, Mass., 1928

The Priscilla Company originally placed this full-page, full-color advertisement in the Modern Priscilla issue from January 1928. The ad is specifically for ...

Advertisement for Jolly Time Popcorn, unknown manufacturer, 1943

A Thanksgiving Pilgrim themed advertisement for the Jolly Time brand of popcorn. It was originally printed in the November 1943 issue of Good Housekeeping. It ...

Advertisement for custom made pants, manufactured by Plymouth Rock Pant Company, Boston, Mass., undated

The Plymouth Rock Pant Company advertised for their "famous custom-made" $3 pants with an illustration of a man examining a new pair of pants and a long piece ...

Advertising booklet for Plymouth Rock Gelatine Company, Boston, Mass., undated

Plymouth Rock Gelatine Company produced this pamphlet of "dainties and household helps" to promote their gelatine products. The cover of the pamphlet features ...