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American Card Company's Union playing cards, national emblems, the suits are eagles, shields, stars and flags : Colonel in place of King, --- Goddess of Liberty for Queen, --- Major for Jack

Description: Company: American Card Company, New York (N.Y.). Company: H. Dexter, Hamilton & Co., New York (N.Y.).
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1862
Call number: priJLC_SPO_003582
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.
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Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Ayers, R.F. (approximately 1837-1914.); Baker, Joseph E., (1810-1870.); Bowlend, George B. (1817-1894.); Bufford, John Henry, (1819-1896.); Buttersworth, James Edward, (1843-1895.); Carter, Lincoln J. (1817-1887.); Crosby, Charles H., (1816-1896.); Filleau, E. A. (active 1870-1880.); Frizzell, S. S. (1847-1915.); Geer, Elihu, (1850-1900.); Giles, J. L. (1840-1902.); Gleason, Frederick, (1821-1910.); Hart, Chas. (1833-1918.); Horsman, E. I. (active 1850-1870.); Howe, E. R. (1834-1917.); Knowles, J.; Magnus, Charles,; Nast, Thomas,; Parsons, Charles,; Pharazyn, H.; Rosenthal, Max,; Schile, H.; Sebald, Hugo,; Sibert, J.; Smith, F. R.; Thistleton, George.; Vanderbilt Allen, W.S.; Worth, Thomas,
Associated organizations: Alton Telegraph Printing Co.; American Card Co. (New York, N.Y.); American Publishing Company (Hartford, Conn.); Armstrong & Co. (Boston, Mass.); Austin, Nichols & Co.; Barney & Berry (Springfield, Mass.); Beadle and Company.; Bingham & Dodd.; Bowers, Wilkins & Co. (Wilmington, Del.); Brett Lithographing Co.; Calvert Lithographing Co. (Detroit, Mich.); Charles W. Neeld & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.); City of New Orleans (New Orleans, La.); Clarenbach & Herder (Philadelphia, Pa.); Clay & Richmond.; Claus Co. (New York, N.Y.); Clerk, Green & Baker (New York, N.Y.); Clough & Fountain (New York, N.Y.); Coburn & Co. (Plaistow, N.H.); Currier & Ives.; D.W. Kellogg & Co.; Denison Daily Times (Denison, Tex.); Detwiller & Street Fireworks Manufacturing Co. (New York, N.Y.); Dick & Fitzgerald.; E. Fox & Co. (Kansas City, Ka.); Endicott & Sweett (New York, N.Y.); France, Broadbrents & Co. (Wilmington, Del.); Fletcher & Co. (New York, N.Y.); Geo. Schlegel (Firm); Globe Newspaper Co.; Greer & Laing (Wheeling, W.Va.); H. Dexter, Hamilton & Co. (New York, N.Y.); Haskell & Allen.; Heliotype Printing Co.; Hillebrand & Lewis (Philadelphia, Pa.); Hudson Enterprise Steam Job Print (Hudson, N.Y.); International Stock Food Co. (Minneapolis, Minn.); J.H. Fenton Co. (Chicago, Ill.); J.H. Miller & Co. (Baltimore, Md.); J.M.W. Jones Stationery & Printing Co.; James Field Co. (Rochester, N.Y.); James G. Hovey & Co.; Kavanagh & Decker (New York, N.Y.); Kelly, Hubbard & Co. (Wilmington, Del.); Kelly & Whitehill (New York, N.Y.); Knowles, J.; L. Graham & Son (New Orleans, La.); Louisiana State Lottery Company.; McLoughlin Bros.; Milton Bradley & Co.; John Murphy & Co. (Baltimore, Md.); Mutual Label & Lith. Co.; New England Laboratory of Boston (Boston, Mass.); News Steam Job Printing Establishment (Danbury, Conn.); Parker Bros. (Meriden, Conn.); Porous Plaster Co. (New York, N.Y.); Sanderson & Lanergan (Boston, Mass.); Santo Domingo Guaranty Co. (New York, N.Y.); Sloan & Woodward Co. (New York, N.Y.); Sportsmens Depot (Philadelphia, Pa.); Stein & Jones.; Unexcelled Fireworks Company.; Vacuum Oil Company (Rochester, N.Y.); Winchester Repeating Arms Company.; Wood, Eddy & Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
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