Off-center broadside print advertises the Fayetteville undertaking business of J. B. Wilson. Gives location, undertaking services, and promotes warranted furniture-making as well.
Broadside that reads, "The Horse You Read About! Beautiful Jim Key - valued at $100,000 - The Celebrated Arabian-Hambletonian Educated Horse - First Appearance in Rochester - See His Marvelous Performance at Fitzhugh Hall." This benefit was for...
Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
Letter was written by the president of the Toledo Humane Society to A. R. Rogers, the promoter for Dr. William Key and Beautiful Jim Key. Rogers worked hard to recruit the support of local human societies during his work as Jim Key's promoter, as...
Letter to Beautiful Jim Key promoter A. R. Rogers from Guy Richardson, the secretary for the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and the American Humane Education Society.; The letter indicates that the MSPCA and...
Letter written by representatives of the Nashville Humane Association to the reverend in charge of the Ryman Tabernacle. At this point in time the Ryman was a church; inviting non-religious performers such as Jim Key was unorthodox, although this...
Letter written by the president of the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), George T. Angell, to A. R. Rogers, Beautiful Jim Key's promoter. Angell was the founder of the MSPCA and one of the earliest leaders of...
Form letter sent by A. R. Rogers (also known as Uncle Bert) to children around the country, and in this case, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to let them know about joining the Jim Key Band of Mercy, which supported humane values to animals. Two kids...
Animal ambulance, a relatively new innovation for the time. The ambulance is for the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society, and has a picture of Jim Key on the back. There were countless horses working in the United States at this time for...
Beautiful Jim Key's performance tent. The sign reads, "Most wonderful horse in the world, Beautiful Jim Key" Another sign is also visible, which reads, "ticket office - Beautiful Jim Key - The Educated Horse." A. R. Rogers took Jim Key all around...
Beautiful Jim Key's performance tent and a crowd of visitors. The sign reads, "The Most Wonderful Horse in the World! Beautiful Jim Key Arabian-Hambletonian Hundred Thousand DollarEquine Wonder - his first appearance in Rhode Island - The greatest...
Dr. William Key is pictured working with the Beautiful Jim Key. Two women are watching in the background. A small white fluffy dog can be seen in the foreground. Panels of a house can be seen in the background.
This large promotional archway is shaped like a horseshoe and promotes an upcoming performance by the Beautiful Jim Key. A crowd of onlookers appears to be waiting for the show to start. The promotional signs read, "the educated horse" and "The...
Patent medicines; Pamphlets; Leaflets; Government officials; Advertising; Promotional materials
Brochure advertising a patent medicine named "Taylor's Cherokee Remedy." Included in the booklet are line drawings of major Confederate figures, including Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. Also included are several poems and...
