Promotional Cards

The first 10 promotional cards at left are from a series printed by Currier, for the fifth seasonal tour of Anthony & Ellis' Famous Ideal Uncle Tom's Cabin Company (1881-1882). Each features various scenes from the production; all had the same copy on the back (see second from top). The remaining cards advertise other productions, including the Jarrett & Palmer production that featured "Scores of Genuine Freed Negro Slaves" and the C. H. Smith show in Providence that promised audiences a "Genuine Cotton Plantation." The last two cards were designed specifically to be handed out to children; they combine advertising with game-playing. You can play the puzzle game for yourself by clicking on the very last icon.

COURTESY
Courtesy Michael Tedesco LITTLE BEAUTIES ANTIQUE ADVERTISING	The Birdoff Collection Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford CT
Mary Schlosser	& Univ. of Virginia Special Collections Purchased with funds from the Robert & Virginia Tunstall Trust