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Frederick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0431
Abstract

The Frederick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger Scrapbook chronicles the 1909 cruise taken by Philadelphia resident and theatrical manager Nixon-Nirdlinger and his wife from New York City to France, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Hungary. The scrapbook records various aspects of the early twentieth-century travel business and is particularly rich with theatrical ephemera, indicating Nixon- Nirdlinger’s trip combined theatrical business interests with pleasure.

Dates: 1909

Gregory C. Wilson collection of postcards and trade cards depicting stereotypes of African Americans

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0148
Abstract

Gregory C. Wilson is a white collector and dealer of antiquarian material. The Gregory C. Wilson collection of postcards and trade cards depicting stereotypes of African Americans contains over 450 items, the majority of which are examples of negative stereotypes and racist portrayals of Black people in general and African Americans specifically.

Dates: 1870s-2000s

World fairs and expositions collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0630
Abstract

This artificial collection comprises a variety of types of material documenting world fairs and expositions, spanning the dates between 1851 and 1967, with the bulk of the collection dating from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Material consists of printed matter and ephemera, including newspapers, programs, invitations, maps, brochures, viewbooks, advertisements, stationery, contracts, bonds, trade cards, and a scrapbook; photographs and prints; and realia souvenirs.

Dates: 1851-1967; Majority of material found in 1893

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Advertisements 2
Maps (documents) 2
Programs (documents) 2
Scrapbooks 2
Advertising fans 1
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African Americans in advertising 1
African Americans in popular culture 1
Albumen prints 1
Black people in advertising 1
Black people in popular culture 1
Blackface 1
Bonds (negotiable instruments) 1
Broadsides (notices) 1
Buffalo (N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
Chicago (Ill.)--History--19th century 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1
Contracts 1
Correspondence 1
Cruise ships--History--20th century 1
Ephemera (general) 1
Exhibitions--England--London--History--19th century 1
Exhibitions--United States--History--19th century 1
Exhibitions--United States--History--20th century 1
Handbills 1
Invitations 1
London (England)--History--19th century 1
Menus 1
Montréal (Québec)--History--20th century 1
New Orleans (La.)--History--19th century 1
New York (N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
Newspapers 1
Ocean travel--History--20th century 1
Pamphlets 1
Pennants 1
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century 1
Photographs 1
Picture postcards 1
Postcards--Collectors and collecting--United States 1
Punch (London, England) 1
Racism in cartoons 1
Racism in mass media 1
Racism--United States--Pictorial works 1
Receipts (financial records) 1
Saint Louis (Mo.)--History--20th century 1
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century 1
Scarves (costume accessories) 1
Schedules (time plans) 1
Scrapbooks--United States--History--20th century 1
Souvenirs 1
Stationery 1
Stereographs 1
Stereoscopes 1
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising--United States 1
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media--United States 1
Telegrams 1
Theater--History--20th century 1
Tickets 1
Viewbooks 1
Visiting cards 1
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A. Hoen & Co. 1
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Currier & Ives 1
Curt Teich & Co. 1
Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co. 1