Trade cards depicting children's heads framed by torn paper and cards shaped like a paint palettes depicting boys : fishing, catching butterflies and hunting birds.
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Trade cards were one of the most prevalent forms of advertising in the U.S. from around 1875 to 1900. They had their origin in England in the 1700s with tradesmen advertising their wares. The advent of lithography in the 1870s made it possible to mass-produce them in color. The Philadelphia 1876 Centennial Exhibition sparked the beginning, as many were passed out at that event.
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Date
1876 - 1890
Source
New York Public Library
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")