Fannie Davenport card imprinted for Hoboken saloon
Name/Title
Card, trade: Fannie Davenport card imprinted with Hoboken saloon (bar) name and address. N.d., ca. 1880s.
Entry/Object ID
2015.001.0070
Scope and Content
Trade card: Fannie Davenport card imprinted with Hoboken, N.J., saloon (bar) name and address. No date, circa 1880s.
Cream card stock with black-and-white framed lithograph of head portrait of women in costume with name below; 2-1/2" wide x 4-1/8" high. Reverse blank.
Imprinted in open box at bottom:
P. Barry's
Pleasant Hour
Ales, Wines, Liquors & Segars [cigars]
Entertainments Every Evening.
83 Washington St.,
Hoboken.
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Street number is an old one prior to 1892.
Fanny (sometimes listed as Fannie as on this card) Lily Gypsy (or Gipsy) Davenport (1850-1898) was a very popular and well-known actress during this era. Her youthful appearance on this card suggests the earlier end of the date range.
