Tag Archives: 1901

Spayd’s Typewriter Co.

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Tina Garceau

Here’s an advertisement for Spayd’s Typewriter Company from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901.

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Ivins, Dietz & Magee

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Tina Garceau

Here’s an advertisement for Ivins, Dietz & Magee from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901.

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The Gladstone

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Tina Garceau

I’m posting another ad taken from the program for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater in 1901. This ad was for The Gladstone Apartment House built in 1895 by Philadelphia architect Theophilus … Continue reading →

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El Merito Makes Men Happy

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Tina Garceau

Here we have another advertisement from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901. El Merito was a Cuban cigar manufactured by Boltz & Clymer – back when trade with Cuba … Continue reading →

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Great Expectations of a Whitman Sampler

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Tina Garceau

Here’s another advertisement from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901. At first, I thought this was a pioneer advertisement for a push gift. You … Continue reading →

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The Quaker City Automobile Company

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Tina Garceau

Included with The Capewell Negative Collection was a box of odds and ends – mostly paperwork – but there was some really interesting things as well, such as picture postcards and this really wonderful playbill souvenir program from the Broad … Continue reading →

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