The Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection 1885

updated 13 September  2015 <PREVIOUS PAGE      ~  index  ~        NEXT PAGE> The Biodiversity Heritage Library has a copy of the publication below as provided by the National Agricultural Library. Reproduced is a page from the Internet Archive's PDF of the document: I found parts of this publication of special interest: Lastly, a few endorsements. This sort of promotion was typical in the 19th century print media. The tradition continues in 21st century America as "doctors" appear in commercials for the latest cures. Evidently the discoverer of this variety of strawberry was a "Mr. Battey." Click the link to read the full booklet. In the 21st century, newspapers and other print media are being abandoned in favor of online communication (such as this blog). Their importance, however, was primary and growing in the late 19th century, as pointed out on page 113 of the following Google Books sour...

updated 30 November 2018 <PREVIOUS PAGE       ~  index  ~        NEXT PAGE> "copyrighted by Robert Hoyt 1882" These cards formed the series "A Policeman's Day" You may find series of cards or individual cards that are parts of series throughout the Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection. Not all are numbered as this one was. Series trade cards led to something most of us have enjoyed in the 20th century--comic strips! Ben Crane focuses on this evolutionary development and gives several examples on his page, "Series Trade Cards."  Crane identifies 32 series, including "A Policeman's Day." His article is one of many listed on the Trade Card Place's page " Articles About Trade Cards ." Another card for Button's is on pages 6 of the Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection .  For additional information on Button & Ottley,  see page 129 of the Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection...