"Rag money" was paper currency made from linen and cotton fibers. A "shin-plaster" was printed small change. "Hard money" was coins made of a precious metal. This broadside was attempting to popularize these terms to be used as descriptions of...
Advertisement for bottles of Dr. Christian's Bed Bug Exterminator, priced at 25 or 50 cents, guaranteed to exterminate bed bugs for 12 months. The flyer also advertises paints, oils, drugs, medicines, and Landreth's and Ferry's Garden Seeds, all...
Broadsides; Fraternal organizations; Fraternal lodges; Civil rights leaders
Advertisement for "Negro History Week and Masonic History Day." The Honorable John Wesley Dobbs will speak. An image of John Wesley Dobbs is included on the broadside.
Large lithographic poster advertising the 1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition in Philadelphia. Illustration is of a "flapper-like" woman entwined in an American flag in front of Independence Hall.
Advertisement for T.H. Kennedy's Tennessee Variety Store in Hazel Green, Alabama, selling dry goods, clothing, hats, shoes, notions, groceries, and provisions. The ad states all goods will be sold at bottom prices for cash or barter.
Reward poster issued by A. J. Tipton, Sheriff of Carter County, for the capture of Hiram Brown, wanted for the first degree killing of Wilson Mattox. Brown broke out of the Carter County Jail on July 25, 1848. The poster claims the governor will...
Broadside announcing a balloon ascension at Petersburg, Tennessee, by Juan J. Zamora, the "great Mexican balloonist and gymnast." There is an illustration of a balloon and a gymnast on the poster.
Broadsides; announcements; pancakes & waffles; sausages; coffee; fund raising
Broadside advertising an "Aunt Jemima Pancake and Tennessee Pride Sausage Supper" sponsored in support of Meharry Medical College by the Meharry Wives Club. Included is a list of the donors who supplied the food.
Crate label advertising "Octoroon" Plug Tobacco manufactured by T.C. Williams Co., Virginia, U.S.A., featuring a colorful image of a woman and flowers.
Advertisement for F. Lee Bailey "The Defense Never Rests" speech at Vanderbilt University. The event was organized by the Student Government Association at Vanderbilt and is free with a Vandy I.D. or $3.00 for the General Public.
Advertisement for the estate sale of the late D. W. Clark by the executor of his estate, Lucy G. Clark. These items are listed for sale: one mare, one mule, one gold watch, library case, bureau, wash stand, rockaway and harness, center table,...
Broadside advertising Jose Greco and his company of Spanish Dancers performing at the Grand Ole Opry. The ad features reviews of this show from the "N. Y. Journal-American" and "Life" Magazine.
