Invitation Card

Name/Title

Invitation Card

Entry/Object ID

Archives 1892

Tags

Parties/Social

Scope and Content

Invitation "First and Last Warning" for "A 'smoker' party" at the Dolphin Club House at "foot of Jones Street" on October 16, 1892. Humorous invitation uses different size font, small drawings, and five skull and crossbones. Attendees required to "assist in disposing of regular doses of" such things as "coal oil, bilge water, hot lard, extracts of hops, seldlitz powders, and Kentucky juice."

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

October 16, 1892

Archive Notes

Cataloged by Morgan Kulla 10/2021

Dimensions

Height

4-3/16 in

Width

5-3/16 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

October 20, 2021

Acquisition

Acquired From

Walt Schneebeli Collection

Research Notes

Notes

A smoker party is a men's only social event.