Streetcar interior advertisement for the Yellow Pages. "Who can fix our radio Mother? Let's look in the Yellow Pages of the Telephone Book. The Classified Telephone Directory."
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1902?
Description:
Advertisement for animal feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Features the champion 4-year-old trotting stallion Directum and his record speed of 2minutes, 5.25 seconds. Also includes speeds for other race horses. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, who bought race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Business trade card for Gray & Hoflin, who are the sole manufacturers. Liebig's English Cherry Cough Balsam for coughs, colds, sore throat, Bronchitis and all diseases of the throat and lungs.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
Streetcar interior advertisement for the West Hotel. "In Minneapolis your choice should be The West Hotel. 400 Modern Rooms, Coffee Shop Food at Reasonable Prices, Bar, Fine Wines and Liquors. Conveniently located at 5th and Hennepin. Garage accommodations."
Advertisement for Watkins Liquid Shampoo and Hair Tonic with Myrtle Huntley posed with long hair down. She is sitting at a dressing table brushing her hair.
Streetcar interior advertisement for Washington Shirt Company, located in both downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis. "Our Famous 'Senate' Shirt $1.65 Wear Washington Shirts, Promoted, Guaranteed, Tested, Lower Priced Highly Styled, Durotex Collar, Keenly Competitive, Advertised."
Streetcar interior advertisement for War Memorial Blood Bank. "Deposit Blood for your Family and Community! Deposit Blood... That Others Might Live. The Minneapolis War Memorial Blood Bank 1914 LaSalle Ave."
Business trade card for Skoll & Robitshek, Minneapolis One Price Clothing Store for fine Men's, Youths', Boys' and Children's clothing and Gents' furnishing goods. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This is a circus poster from George Engesser's Circus, which was based in St. Peter. The circus was one of the largest motorized circuses in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Many ""Ole Shows"" were presented by the circus, which was known under the Clarion Brothers, Zellmar Brothers, and Schell Brothers names.
Streetcar interior advertisement for the Twin Zephyrs passenger trains. "Morning or Afternoon, Twin Zephyrs to Chicago. Leave Minneapolis 8:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. Leave Saint Paul 8:25 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. Arrive chicago 2:55 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. Diesel Powered Stainless Steel."
Streetcar interior advertisement for transit service. "Lucky You! No parking problems, No traffic worries because today you travelled Transit. Ride Transit Regularly."
Streetcar interior advertisement for streetcar riding. "Take this Car on Your Shopping Trips - for Safety, for Certainty, for Comfort, for Convenience!"
Streetcar interior advertisement that promotes the riding of the street cars. "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, Fred MacMurray, the Star says 'You're never lonesome when you ride the street cars.' The Trail of the Lonesome Pine at your theater." The advertisement refers to the 1936 Paramount Studio's motion picture "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" starring Fred MacMurray, Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda.