Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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The Card Game of United States History
Object Number:
2000.603
Date:
1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 10.8 x 18.4 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ CARD GAME/ OF/ UNITED STATES/ HISTORY/ COPYRIGHT 1900/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Description:
Card game "The Card Game of United States History" with 97 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with an image of American and Spanish battleships and a Spanish ship sinking in the background; box cover inscribed, "THE/ CARD GAME/ OF/ UNITED STATES/ HISTORY/ COPYRIGHT 1900/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
