Frontispiece of 'Frank Leslie's Illustrated Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876.
Illustrated portrait of American President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as they pose, surrounded by vignettes that suggest...
Trade card promotes the 'Rousing Roman Races on a Half Mile Track' that features "Rome's Revelry Revived' at the Great Forepaugh Show', accompanied...
Cigar box label, headlined 'First Heat' features several well dressed women, a man, and a young girl asthey watch a horse race, 1886.
Orange crate label for a box of imported oranges from Spanish=based Manuel Uso & Cia features an illustration of conquistador Ponce de Leon as he...
Die-cut trade card folder for Deering-brand farming equipment features illustrations of several of their horse-drawn machines, late 19th century.
Christmas card entitled 'Deer Hunting In Canada' features an illustration of a three hunters gathered around a dead deer whose blood stains the snow...
Trade card for the Dandy Steel company touts their 'indestructible' steel towers and steel mills that reqire 'no oil,' late 19th century.
The cover of the sheet music for the 'Dancing Times Fox-Trot' by John C. Holliday features an illustration of a man as he ask a woman to dance, while...
Lithograph features an illustration of a group of stereotypically rendered African Americans as they dance barefoot in a barn while, in the...
Trade card features an cartton illustration of a stereotypical Native American as he runs in fear as behind him, two individuals scalp a second...
Trade card for A.L. Foster & Co. Clothiers, features an illustration of two heavily armed individuals accompanied by a dog, 1882. The illustration is...
Postcard features vignettes of five inventors associated with various aspects of printing, accompanied by illustrations of some of their inventions,...
The cover of an issue of 'The British Workman' features an illustration of a group of men as they prepare to dig in a field, 1856.
Trade card for Columbia-brand bicycles and tricycles shows a a couple as they cycle through a winter scene, 1888.
Colorized photo postcard shows a large crowd of men and women, many with bouquets, as they pose on and in front of a train for the 'Wild Flower...
Illustrated Christmas card, from the Woolson Spice Co., shows a child 'firing' what appears to a toy canon to the amazement of a second, smaller...
Trade card from the 'Pepsin Syrup Co.' entitled 'Child's Growth Chart' shows comparitive heights and weights for boys and girls from birth to age 18,...
The cover of the sheet music for 'Pretty Little Maid of Cherokee' by W.R. Williams features a profile illustration of the song's titular character,...
Illustrated trade card for 'The Cereals Manufacturing Co.' shows harvesting activity in a grain field, late nineteenth century.
View of the illustrated label for Batgers Carnival Crackers features a duet between a banjo-playing harlequin and a female guitarist in polka dots,...
Illustration of a British Army marching band as they parade through the streets, watched by pedestrians and street vendors, Cairo, Egypt, 1890.
Illustrated trade card shows various bee-related vignettes and comes with the 'compliments of Samuel Cushman, Practical Apiarist and Honey Producer,...
Postcard shows a heavily retouched and colorized view along Government Street in Victoria, British Columbia, early twentieth centiry.
View of the cover of a paperback edition of author W. Somerset Maugham's 'The Point of Honour and Other Stories,' which features an illustration of a...
The cover of the sheet music for 'Goblins' by Harry J. Lincoln features an illustration of a a group of 'goblins' and several small mountain peaks,...
The cover of the sheet music for 'The Gnats Wedding' by gnats by Montague Ewing features a view of a number of insects as they dance, published by...
Cover of the sheet music for 'Fun and Frolic' by Warwick Williams features an illustration of various circus performers as they dance, published by...
The cover of the sheet music for 'Frolic of the Demons' by John Martin features an illustration of two men in red outfits and capes as they dance...
Cover for the sheet music of 'Crafted [sic] into the Army' by Henry C. Work features a pair of vignettes that show a mother at home and her son in a...
Cover of the sheet music for 'The Commodore Nutt Polka' by Thomas Baker features a series of vignettes of colorized photographs of children in...
The cover of the sheet music for 'The Colored Major' by SJ Henry features an African American drum major in full uniform, published by the Lyceum...
Cover of the sheet music for 'The Circus Parade' march and two-step by E.T. Paull features an illustration of the titular parade under a big top...
The cover of the sheet music for 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia' features an illustration of an elderly African-American man as he looks wistfully...
Cover for the sheet music of 'Moccoli, Carneval's [sic] Quadrille' by Carl Faust features an illustration of a carnival characters as they dance by...
Cover of the sheet music for 'The Carnival King' by Ralph K Elicker features an illustration of the titular character held aloft in a carnival...
Cover of the sheet music for the 'Bon Soir Galop' by Fred Godfrey, which depicts an imp as it extinguishes a candle, mid 19th century.
Cover of the sheet music for the 'Black Hawk Waltz' by Mary E. Walsh, which depicts a close-up of an Native American in a ceremonial headdress,...