America Promotional Booklet for The Geo. H. Knollenberg Co.

Name/Title

"America" Promotional Booklet for The Geo. H. Knollenberg Co.

Entry/Object ID

1996.2.136DOID1

Scope and Content

Card booklet titled "America," with Samuel Francis Smith's "America" song lyrics (also called "My Country, 'Tis of Thee") printed inside, circa 1893. The booklet is 6" x 7.5," paper with card cover, originally bound by string. The text "America" is printed on the front in gold lettering, with the text "Compliments of The Geo. H. Knollenberg Co. Dry Goods, Cloaks and Carpets, Richmond, Virginia" printed in the lower left corner. The second page has a photomechanical printed picture of Samuel Francis Smith, with printed text "Yours Sincerely, S.F. Smith 1893." All of the booklet's printed text looks like it is handwritten in ink, with lyrics to "My Country Tis of Thee." The booklet was most likely used as a promotional booklet for the George H. Knollenberg Company in the 1890s. An inscription in ink on the inside cover says "To Maudie Reid."

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Trade cards, Songs, Songwriters, Companies

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1893 - 1893

Archive Size/Extent

One legal size file folder

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: Circa 1893 Date(s): 1893 circa Copy/Orig/Other: Original