The weather is definitely getting colder, so this seemed like a perfect time to feature a trade catalog illustrating winter fashion from the late nineteenth century. John E. Kaughran & Co.’s Illustrated Catalogue, Fall and Winter, 1884-85 has several pages showing ladies’ cloaks, coats, and jackets.
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Buist Seed Company, Buist's Garden Guide and Almanac, 1896. August is National Golf Month. The Libraries has a great quantity of seed catalogs in its trade literature collection, which tell more »
. . . walking . . . and riding and posing . . . Muellers Stockmen's Supplies Catalog, from the Libraries' trade literature collection, features a full array of gear more »
With summer now in full swing, outdoor celebrations and festivities are often centered on the picnic. Seemingly ordinary, the right food, accessories, and people can easily transform this common activity more »
Journal des dames et des modes, 1914 It's Macaroni Day, but instead of mostaccioli rigati or fettucine or soba noodles, a different little ditty comes to mind: Yankee Doodle went more »
Dennison Manufacturing Co., 1917 Party Book, 1917, holiday party goods; Bird Cage Costume and Flower Masks "The dress illustrated is from a Vogue design and has been reproduced over and more »
The Lovett Co., Lovett's Guide (1898), Little Silver, NJ The Libraries' trade literature collection is a resource that tells us about commerce in this country, but it is also a more »