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- Title
- The Morning Prayer [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. D. Jayne's Carminative Balsam, Dr.Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge, and Dr. Jayne's Sanative Pills featuring an elderly woman with a male toddler on her lap and a young girl standing by her right side. There is a cat playing with a shoe by her left foot. She seems to be in a sewing room of sorts, teaching the two children how to position their hands in prayer. The back features the curative properties of the items advertised.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Cholera, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Fever, Gastroenteritis, Helminths, Indigestion
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Babies, Cats, Children, Children—Prayers And Devotions, Children's Clothing, Domestic Space, Dress And Clothing, Dwellings, Families, Morning Prayer, Older People—Prayers And Devotion, Prayer, Scissors And Shears, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH162
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Tu peux pleuvoir et nous tremper, nous ne craignons rien! Nous avons, là, notre véritable Fer Bravais qui nous préserve de toutes maladies
- Description
- Trade card advertising Fer Bravais featuring two children and a dog who are taking shelter from the rain under a large umbrella. The girl is carrying a woven basket. All three are sitting on a bench. The image is framed by winter-themed imagery, such as snow, holly, icicles, and a pine tree. The back lists the ailments Fer Bravais can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Anemia, Asthenia, Chlorosis, Depression
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Dogs, Hats, Hollies, Leaves, Nature, Rain And Rainfall, Snow, Trees, Umbrellas, Winter
- ID
- WH203
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Compliments of The Athlophoros Company
- Description
- Trade card advertising Athlophoros, which is a remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia. It features an image of a young girl resting her chin on her hands and wearing a fancy dress, wide brim hat with a feather, and fingerless, lace gloves. The back describes rheumatism and neuralgia, along with the history and benefits of Athlophoros.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Neuralgia, Rheumatism
- Subjects (LC)
- Children, Feathers, Girls, Gloves, Hats, Lace And Lacemaking, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH101
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- La Marée Montante, Au Secours!!
- Description
- Trade card featuring druggists John H. Sheehan & Co. featuring four figures playing on a shore. There are two boys and two girls. The boys seem to be helping the girls get to and from a large boulder without getting their clothes wet. There are sailboats in the background. The back lists the company advertised and its address.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising, Boats And Boating, Bows, Boys, Children, Children's Clothing, Girls, Marine Algae, Nature, Ocean, Ribbons, Rocks, Sailboats, Water
- ID
- WH211
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Little Red-Riding-Hood [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, Dr. Jayne's Liniment, and Dr. Jayne's Sanative Pills featuring a young girl who is wearing a long, red cloak with a red bow at the top. She is facing the audience on the threshold of a door. Behind her is a snowy scene of pine trees, and to her right is a basket resting by her feet. The back features the curative properties of the items advertised.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Biliary Tract—Diseases, Bronchitis, Cold (Disease), Cough, Croup, Headache, Indigestion, Pleurisy, Throat—Diseases, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Baskets, Bows, Children, Children's Clothing, Costume, Doorways, Dress And Clothing, Folklore, Forests And Forestry, Nature, Ribbons, Snow, Trees, Winter
- ID
- WH161
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- The Little Favorites: Ayer's Pills Sugar Coated
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Pills and Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring eight children holding up a sign that reads: "'The Little Favorites' Ayer's Pills. Sugar Coated." Most are casually dressed save for the child farthest in the background on the right-hand side who is wearing a peach-colored headwrap of some sort. In front of her is a boy holding a white cat. There is a girl wearing a flowered wreath in her hair towards the front of the group. The girl next to her is holding a red item in her left hand. Behind the group are grasses and leaves. The back has a poem and describes the curative properties for the Ayer's products advertised.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Bows, Cats, Children, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Girls, Hair Ornaments, Hats, Leaves, Nature, Plants, Scarves, Water, Wreaths
- ID
- WH393
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Horsfords Acid Phosphate for Mental & Physical Exhaustion, Dyspepsia, &c.: It Makes a Delicious Drink with Water & Sugar Only
- Description
- Trade card advertising Horsford's Acid Phosphate featuring a young girl dancing in front of an elderly man who is seated on an armchair. He is playing an acordion. The back lists the ailments Horsford's Acid Phosphate can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Fatigue, Headache, Hysteria, Indigestion, Tuberculosis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Baby Bonnets, Children, Children's Clothing, Costume, Dance, Dress And Clothing, Families, Hats, Musical Instruments, Old Age, Shoes
- ID
- WH157
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Ils barbotent dans l'eau toute la journée!...jamais de rhume, jamais de fatigue, depuis qu'ils prennent leurs 20 gouttes de véritable Fer Bravais
- Description
- Trade card advertising Fer Bravais featuring two formally-dressed children on a beach looking at a toy sailboat. By their feet are a pail, a crab, and a shovel. The image is framed by a myriad of aquatic and maritime items. The back lists the ailments Fer Bravais can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Chlorosis, Fatigue, Influenza, Typhoid Fever
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Anchors, Animals, Beaches, Boats And Boating, Children, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Coral Colonies, Costume, Crabs, Ethnic Costume, Lighthouses, Marine Algae, Nature, Ocean, Sailboats—Models, Sand Pails, Sand Toys, Shovels, Water
- ID
- WH201
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Shelter Roof of the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard with view of the interior roof solarium at New York Nursery and Child's Hospital in Manhattan. Children sit on stools in front of cribs and three nurses are seen in the background. | Inset image on top back of a child with the caption: "A 'Boarding Out' Baby." | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from A. H. M. to M. A. Newberry in Ann Arbor, Mich., asking how school is going and mentioning a heavy snowstorm.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Nursery and Child’s Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Children -- Hospitals, Hospital wards, Children, Roofs, Sunspaces, Beds, Nurses, Women nurses, Cribs (Children's furniture), Stools
- ID
- nycm_345
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Les Veillées—La Soirée Musicale
- Description
- Trade card featuring druggist John H. Sheehan & Co. featuring five formally-dressed figures playing music in a well-furnished house. One girl is playing the piano while another figure plays a stringed instrument. There are flowers in blue vases atop the piano. The back lists the company advertised and its address.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising, Bows, Children, Children's Clothing, Costume, Domestic Scenes, Ethnic Costume, Fans, Flower Vases, Flowers, Girls, Musical Instruments, Piano Ensembles, Ribbons, Rugs, Stringed Instruments
- ID
- WH210
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Vaseline Chesebrough Manfg Co.
- Description
- Trade card primarily advertising Pure Vaseline featuring a beach scene with two children playing in the foreground. They are both wearing yellow hats and playing in the sand with shovels and a single pail. Behind them stands a woman with a parasol. She is in formal dress, with an overcoat, ruffled skirt, and yellow bow on her hip. There are various people on the beach and in the ocean as well is what looks like a cruise ship in the far background. The back contains a poem titled The Elixir Vitae and lists prices for various vaseline products.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Burns And Scalds, Cold (Disease), Croup, Neuralgia, Rheumatism
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Beaches, Boats And Boating, Bows, Children, Children's Hats, Clothing And Dress, Crabs, Hats, Parasols, Ribbons, Sand Pails, Sand Toys, Shovels, Water, Water Waves, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH369
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Sapanule: Sold By All Druggists
- Description
- Trade card advertising Sapanule featuring three figures and a dog. In the forefront are two boys sword fighting. They both have shields and are dressed in formal clothing. At the left-most figure's feet is a dog running away from the fight. Behind the fighting duo is a girl with her back turned to the customer. She looks like she is crying. On the right-hand side of the card is a wreath of flowers, greens, grapes, berries, and grasses. To its left is a thermometer. The back lists the ailments Sapanule can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Diphtheria, Inflammation, Neuralgia, Pneumonia, Rheumatism, Throat—Diseases
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Children's Clothing, Children's Hats, Clothing, Costume, Dogs, Fruits, Hats, Leaves, Nature, Plants, Shields, Sword Play, Swords, Thermometers, Vegetables
- ID
- WH341
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- La Gardeuse d'Oies
- Description
- Trade card featuring druggists John H. Sheehan & Co. featuring five figures lounging on the shore of what looks like a river. Two boys with staffs are interacting with some geese. The others are in various stages of play or relaxation. There is a boat on the river and a large house on the far shore in the background. The back lists the company advertised and its address.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising, Animals, Boats And Boating, Children, Children's Clothing, Church Buildings, Clothing And Dress, Flowers, Geese, Grasslands, Hats, Hats, Nature, Scarves, Staffs (Sticks, Canes, Etc.), Trails, Trees, Water, Wooden Fences
- ID
- WH214
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Le Petit Berger
- Description
- Trade card featuring druggists John H. Sheehan & Co. featuring five figures and a dog in a country landscape. There are sheep in a fenced-in field behind them, and one of the figures is standing and playing a horn. He holds a staff and has a bag on his back. There is a path in the field and a body of water and a town in the background. The back lists the company advertised and its address.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising, Animals, Baby Bonnets, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Dogs, Grasslands, Hats, Hats, Nature, Scarves, Sheep, Staffs (Sticks, Canes, Etc.), Trails, Trees, Water, Wooden Fences
- ID
- WH213
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Headache Cured. Dr. Mettaur's Headache Pills, a Certain Relief
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Mettaur's Headache Pills featuring a baby sleeping in a basket and a dog sitting erect in a chair next to it. By the end of the basket are various dishes and a jug. There is a rag of some sort by the foot of the chair draped over these items. The back lists the ailments Dr. Mettaur's Headache Pills can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Headache
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Blankets, Chairs, Children, Dogs, Domestic Space, Infants, Pitchers, Sleep, Sleep Positions
- ID
- WH304
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Kendall's Spavin Cure
- Description
- Trade card advertising Kendall's Spavin Cure featuring a donkey braying at a well-dressed man. A fence separates the two, on top of which there is a young boy sitting. They are surrounded by a field of grass with trees and birds in the background. The back features testimony from satisfied customers.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Bad Breath, Bruises, Bunion, Burns And Scalds, Frostbite, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Thrush (Mouth Disease), Wounds And Injuries
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Birds, Children, Donkeys, Dress And Clothing, Eyeglasses, Grasslands, Men, Men's Hats, Nature, Neckties, Trees
- ID
- WH168
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- How Many Babies Did Die? (2)
- Description
- A double-sided postcard commending the efforts of Montclair, New Jersey to reduce the number of infants succumbing to diarrheal disease during the hot spell of July 1911. What the mortality rate could have been in other cities, had they followed Montclair's example, is explored. On the back, parents are urged to dress their children for comfort, not looks, during hot summer months.
- Subjects (LC)
- Child rearing, Infants' clothing, Children's clothing, Infants, Mortality, Nutrition, Statistics, Milk, Milk, Milk hygiene
- ID
- mk1e014m002
- Geographic Subject
- New York. New York City.
- Collection
- New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection
- Title
- Kendall's Spavin Cure
- Description
- Trade card advertising Kendall's Spavin Cure featuring a donkey braying at a well-dressed man. A fence separates the two, on top of which there is a young boy sitting. They are surrounded by a field of grass with trees and birds in the background. The back features testimony from satisfied customers.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Bad Breath, Bruises, Bunion, Burns And Scalds, Frostbite, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Thrush (Mouth Disease), Wounds And Injuries
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Birds, Children, Donkeys, Dress And Clothing, Eyeglasses, Grasslands, Men, Men's Hats, Nature, Neckties, Trees
- ID
- WH291
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Naughty Puss!: Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, Dr. Jayne's Liniment, and Dr. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge featuring a young girl inspecting a scratch her cat, to her left, seemingly just gave her. She is wearing a blue, frilled dress. There is a ball on the floor by her right foot, and she is surrounded by ornate home decorations, such as a rug, tablecloth, and vase on a table filled with pink flowers. She has a blue bow in her hair, and the cat has a yellow ribbon around its neck. The back features the curative properties of the items advertised.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Bronchitis, Cold (Disease), Cough, Croup, Helminths, Indigestion, Pleurisy, Throat—Diseases, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Balls—Sporting Goods, Bouquets, Bows, Carpets, Cats, Children, Children's Clothing, Domestic Space, Dress And Clothing, Dwellings, Flower Vases, Flowers, Infants—Wounds And Injuries, Ribbons, Rugs, Skin—Wounds And Injuries, Textile Fabrics
- Language
- English
- ID
- WH166
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Naughty Puss!: Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, Dr. Jayne's Liniment, and Dr. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge featuring a young girl inspecting a scratch her cat, to her left, seemingly just gave her. She is wearing a blue, frilled dress. There is a ball on the floor by her right foot, and she is surrounded by ornate home decorations, such as a rug, tablecloth, and vase on a table filled with pink flowers. She has a blue bow in her hair, and the cat has a yellow ribbon around its neck. The back features the curative properties of the items advertised.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Bronchitis, Cold (Disease), Cough, Croup, Helminths, Indigestion, Pleurisy, Throat—Diseases, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Balls—Sporting Goods, Bouquets, Bows, Carpets, Cats, Children, Children's Clothing, Domestic Space, Dress And Clothing, Dwellings, Flower Vases, Flowers, Infants—Wounds And Injuries, Ribbons, Rugs, Skin—Wounds And Injuries, Textile Fabrics
- ID
- WH165
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards