| 1. |  | G.W. Browning (Atlanta, Illinois) n.d. Peoples Bank [Advertising card] Cabinet card Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (46 / 96) |
| 2. |  | Barrow's (Sturgis, Mich.) n.d. E.A. Jones - Arm Lock - Bed Spring Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite An example of a "banner lady." These women were hired by retailers to cover themselves with the items sold by their employers. They were then photographed for advertising purposes. Many would march in "merchants parades," carrying their banners, and sporting their wares. |
| 3. |  | Denison & Howard (Elite Studio, Pomona, California) n.d. Banner ladies for "Smilie Bros. Lumber" and Pomona Progress Cabinet card Private collection of Robert Harshorn Shimshak |
| 4. |  | Wilber (Chardon, Ohio) n.d. Laura Parsons, advertising Electric Light Bulbs Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite A "banner lady" but holds a star with attached light bulbs instead of the traditional advertising banner. |
| 5. |  | N. Sunnes (Belmond, La.) n.d. Banner lady for M.R. Case & Sons. Livery & Sale Stable Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite |
| 6. |  | Imperial Studio - Rothi and Sandstrom (713 Third St. Seattle, Wash.) n.d. Banner lady for Golden Rule Bazaar Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite |
| 7. |  | Goodman (Whitewater, Wis.) n.d. Banner lady for W. Grove Blacksmith Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite |
| 8. |  | Imperial Studio - Rothi and Sandstrom (713 Third St. Seattle, Wash.) n.d. Banner lady for J.H. Calvert & Co Fine Stationary Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite |
| 9. |  | E.M. Phillips (Fairbury, Ills.) n.d. Banner lady for Draft Horses Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite |
| 10. |  | Dalethorpe (Greenville, Mich.) n.d. Banner lady for Mrs. C.R. Kirkbride. Milliner Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite |
| 11. |  | Dalethorpe (Greenville, Mich.) n.d. Banner lady for Lincoln, The Florist Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite |
| 12. |  | Moran (Eldora, Iowa) n.d. Banner lady for C. C. Anderson Harness Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite |
| 13. |  | Enslow (Mound City, Mo.) n.d. Banner lady for Criswell & Miller Hardware Cabinet card Private collection of Laddy Kite |
| 14. |  | H.H. Tosdal (Estherville, Iowa) 1890s (ca) Banner lady for "John Paul - Lumber" Cabinet card Private collection of Bill Lee |
| 15. |  | O'Donnell (Menominee, Mich.) 1890s (ca) Advertising ladies for "Black & Bell" Cabinet card Private collection of Bill Lee |
| 16. |  | Langaster (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1880s (ca ?) Advertising photograph for a jeweler Cabinet card Private collection |
| 17. |  | Buber (Meverron, Iowa) n.d. Banner lady for the "New Process Laundry" Cabinet card Private collection |
| 18. |  | Roshon (Lebanon, Pa) n.d. Bakery advertising lady Cabinet card Private collection of Robert Harshorn Shimshak Be-Hold, 31 January 2012, Session 2, Lot 128 There is a wonderful genre of cabinet cards in which local ladies were dressed up with objects from a certain trade to advertise their wares. This is one for a bakery, (though curiously it isn't named. ) The woman holds a cake and has a cake or loaf of bread on her head. Her dress is adorned with donuts and cookies, and most surprising-pretzels. This is from an area of Pennsylvania still known for its pretzels. The name in pencil on the verso, "Marie Stover" of Williamsport, may be the model. |
| 19. |  | Unidentified photographer 1892 (ca) Banner lady for Dexheimer's Studio in Marion, Indiana Digital positive, from glass negative Indiana Historical Society P379 H. P. Dexheimer / Lawrence H. Beitler Collectio She likely participated in this event mentioned in the Souvenir of Marion," 1892 p. 48 "On Feb. 13 and 14, there was given at Sweetser's Opera House, this city, a Merchants' Carnival, under auspices of Episcopalian church. It was by far t…he most elaborate affair of the kind ever attempted in the part of the state. Almost 100 business houses were represented and they vied with each other in the gorgeousness of the display made by the young ladies who represented them, respectively." [Information posted by Heritage Photo & Research Services's Photos to their Facebook page, November 17, 2010.] Additional information provided by Heritage Photo & Research Services |
| 20. |  | Merrill (Lexington, Ills.) n.d. Banner lady for Jewelry Cabinet card Private collection of Jack and Beverly Wilgus |
| 21. |  | Unidentified photographer n.d. Banner lady for Shaving Mug Decorator / Painter Sam Jones Cabinet card Ebay Courtesy of Ebay seller: walnutts, Walnut's Antiques, Tom Cardaropoli (item: 331183067495) Advertising Photograph with a young woman standing in a photographer's studio. She wears a wonderful dress which has 16 or more hand painted, Occupational Shaving Mugs attached to the skirt. She holds a flagstaff with her left hand that displays a banner that reads in part "Sam Jones". Unfortunately the remaining text and / or images on the banner are not visible. The only other identification is a period pencil inscription on the reverse that reads "Miss Dane(?) Johnson". |
| 22. |  | Unidentified photographer n.d. Banner lady for Shaving Mug Decorator / Painter Sam Jones Cabinet card Ebay Courtesy of Ebay seller: walnutts, Walnut's Antiques, Tom Cardaropoli (item: 331183067495) Advertising Photograph with a young woman standing in a photographer's studio. She wears a wonderful dress which has 16 or more hand painted, Occupational Shaving Mugs attached to the skirt. She holds a flagstaff with her left hand that displays a banner that reads in part "Sam Jones". Unfortunately the remaining text and / or images on the banner are not visible. The only other identification is a period pencil inscription on the reverse that reads "Miss Dane(?) Johnson". |
| 23. |  | Rothi & Sanstrom (Imperial Studio, 713 Third St., Seattle, Wash.) 1890 (ca) Banner lady for the Golden Rule Bazaar Cabinet card Michael Maslan Vintage Posters, Photographs, Postcards & Ephemera Laddy Kite had a copy of the cabinet card (Facebook, Victorian Images group, 2 January 2015) |
| 24. |  | Mrs. G.M. Bowen (Waterloo, Iowa) 1890 (ca) Banner lady for an unidentified merchant Cabinet card New York Historical Society Subject File, PR068 "The Mysterious Mrs. G. M. Bowen", New-York Historical Society (Posted: 8 April 2011, accessed: 3 January 2015) blog.nyhistory.org/the-mysterious-mrs-g-m-bowen/ |
| 25. |  | Mrs. G.M. Bowen (Waterloo, Iowa) 1890 (ca) Banner lady for Snowden Drugs Cabinet card New York Historical Society Subject File, PR068 "The Mysterious Mrs. G. M. Bowen", New-York Historical Society (Posted: 8 April 2011, accessed: 3 January 2015) blog.nyhistory.org/the-mysterious-mrs-g-m-bowen/ |
| 26. |  | Mrs. G.M. Bowen (Waterloo, Iowa) 1890 (ca) Banner lady for Popcorn Commission Budd Park Cabinet card New York Historical Society Subject File, PR068 "The Mysterious Mrs. G. M. Bowen", New-York Historical Society (Posted: 8 April 2011, accessed: 3 January 2015) blog.nyhistory.org/the-mysterious-mrs-g-m-bowen/ |
| 27. |  | Mrs. G.M. Bowen (Waterloo, Iowa) 1890 (ca) Banner lady for The Waterloo Courier Cabinet card New York Historical Society Subject File, PR068 The article [June 20th, 1954 Waterloo Courier] identified the model as 18-year-old Emma Hackett and the occasion for the photograph as a Merchants' Carnival on May 21 and 22nd, 1889. "The Mysterious Mrs. G. M. Bowen", New-York Historical Society (Posted: 8 April 2011, accessed: 3 January 2015) blog.nyhistory.org/the-mysterious-mrs-g-m-bowen/ |
| 28. |  | Mrs. G.M. Bowen (Waterloo, Iowa) 1890 (ca) Banner lady for Mrs. G.M. Bowen. Banner Gallery Cabinet card New York Historical Society Subject File, PR068 "The Mysterious Mrs. G. M. Bowen", New-York Historical Society (Posted: 8 April 2011, accessed: 3 January 2015) blog.nyhistory.org/the-mysterious-mrs-g-m-bowen/ |
| 29. |  | Matson Bros. (Kimball, So. Dak.) n.d. Banner ladies Cabinet card The Jeffrey Kraus Collection |
| 30. |  | James Talifero Jones (Denton, Texas) 1896-1900 (ca) Banner lady for J.T. Rutherford Furniture & Carpets Cabinet card Private collection of Lawrence T. Jones III |
| 31. |  | Unidentified photographer n.d. Banner gird advertising products including H. J. Heinz Pickles and Catsup Cabinet card, trimmed Ebay Courtesy of Ebay seller: walnutts, Walnut's Antiques, Tom Cardaropoli (item: 201307277232) |
