Advertisement for the Cathrell Printing Company: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A white advertising card for The Cathrell Printing Company. The card is bordered with a thin black line. On the left side is a small rectangle containing a black-and-white cut-out image of two (2) small girls. The children wear white rompers and stand on a small platform. The remainder of the card is black text in varying fonts, advertising the printing company. Along the top of the card is the company’s name, president, and secretary: [The Cathrell Printing Company. / W. B. Cathrell, President. / S. J. Cathrell, Secretary.]. Below the names is a small double line with graphic of a flower below. There are two (2) columns of text in the in the center of the card that read, [UP-TO-DATE / IN EVERY BRANCH] on the left, and [PHONE / LINDELL 3617-W] on the right. Below the column is additional text that reads, [WEDDING INVITATIONS & STATIONERY / A SPECIALITY. / 4118 Cook Ave. / St. Louis, Mo.]. There are blue and black ink markings on the back of the card.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1920
• Printed by: Cathrell Printing Company, American
• Subject of: Walter B. Cathrell, American, 1884 - 1924
• Subject of: Sally J. Cathrell, 1893 - 1970
• Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
• Type: advertisements
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 11/16 × 6 5/16 in. (9.3 × 16 cm)
• Place printed: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2013.46.25.91.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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