Showing Collections: 1 - 1 of 1
Sailing Ship Card Collection, 1857-1894, 1918, 1990, undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 470
Abstract
Sailing ship cards have been identified as the earliest form of multi-color advertising in the United States. Printed to announce the departure of commercial ship sailings for both passengers and freight companies, the ephemeral nature of these cards makes them very rare. The collection contains 1,296 cards, 1,193 of which are unique, and 103 of which are duplicates.
Dates:
1857-1894, 1918, 1990, undated
Found in:
Phillips Library