The Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection 1885

updated 3 February 2019 We now have our own special place on the web! See http://www.photographersstreetview.com/ It has given me great pleasure to tour the many communities featured in the Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection 1885 via Google Street View. Not only has this been both economical and environmentally responsible, it has given me an opportunity to survey the landscape at my leisure rather than zooming through town at the posted speed limit (or more). If you can't travel everywhere you'd like, Google Street View offers armchair excursions to some unusual places right under your nose. Take a moment to look around some of the places you think you know. Move that mouse and change your perspective. If you're already there with your phone, Google sometimes offers you a choice of earlier views of the location of your choice. Find out what that building looked like before renovation. Appreciate the architecture that surrounds you. Street View is more tha...

updated 3 February 2019 Getting the word out, passing it on, leaving a message. Are we any better at this now than in previous generations? Twenty-first century citizens travel faster than 19th century citizens. We arrive at our destinations with remarkable speed. But are those the same destinations as those we arrived at 200 years ago? And just what difference does it make how fast we get there? A tour through the Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection may reveal some answers, pique your curiosity and inspire you to take a few side trips along the way. The Collection is your tool to unlock the exciting history of the Victorian era in America. Trade Cards were a means of advertising services. As Wikipedia explains , they were distributed in the manner business cards or appointment cards are today. You might find them at a local merchant or see an assortment at any social gathering. As a boy, Earl J. Arnold was paid 50 cents a day(!) to hand them out at fairs. Goog...