Ephemera: trade cards, advertisements, logo, radio station, design, manufacturing
Part of collection: Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials (1995-250)
Dates
- From the Collection: Creation: 1878-1990
Scope and Contents
Series IX consists of advertisements, coupons, trade cards, and miscellaneous items with the name or logo of Strawbridge & Clothier. One interesting group is the postcards from an International event the store sponsored. Each card gives demographic and political information about a specific country along with the goods imported and sold by the store. There are several iterations of the Seal of Confidence, which was adopted by the store as a symbol that fair business would be transacted. There are a small group of photographs that depict different shoplifting scenarios. Also included are some materials related to the radio station, WFI, that started in the store. Some seemingly unrelated images are included in this series concerning art deco design, mattress manufacturing, and the Modern Athenians prints.
Extent
From the Collection: 15 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
There are no viewing or listening stations for analog audio, video, or film in the reading room. To access this material, please place a digitization request for the item(s).
Negatives and film material (Boxes 23-30 and Film Cans 1-7) is located in remote storage. Please contact staff 48 hours in advance of research visit at askhagley@hagley.org
Access to view lantern slides is at the discretion of the conservator. Please inquire in advance of your visit.
Glass plate negatives DO NOT CIRCULATE.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository