Turn of the Century America

Monday, September 30, 2013

Schuster Stores 1900 ad for school supplies (Milwaukee)



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Friday, September 27, 2013

1908 Grapenuts



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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

1909 Jello with the fairy touch



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Saturday, September 21, 2013

1900 Fond Wishes



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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

1909 Birthday card



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Sunday, September 15, 2013

1900 Empress Coffee ad (this is actually pretty expensive coffee, the average price was abut .14 a pound)



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Thursday, September 12, 2013

1900 Hires RootBeer (a tonic?)



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Monday, September 9, 2013

Frank C. Bostock's Milwaukee Zoo (1900)



This is not an ad for the early Milwaukee County Zoo but something different entirely. Frank C. Bostock owned several animal shows and had a permanent exhibit hall in Milwaukee.
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Friday, September 6, 2013

1912 Jap Mink (yes Jap means Japan) racial standards are quite a bit different these days.



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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

1900 Gimbel's ad for Nemo Self Reducing Corsets



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