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Title: Ager's Dry Hop Yeast Is the Best in Use
Description: Trade card advertising Ager's Dry Hop Yeast, featuring an image of three figures: a boy, a woman, and a man in a top hat. They are in front of a high stone wall in the snow. The boy carries boots and the man carries an umbrella. The picture is tinted green.
Subjects (LC): Boots, Boys, Boys' Clothing, Children, Clothing And Dress, Coats, Hats, Men, Men's Clothing, Snow, Stone Walls, Umbrellas, Winter, Women, Women's Clothing, Yeast
ID: WH105
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ager's Dry Hop Yeast Is the Best in Use
Description: Trade card advertising Ager's Dry Hop Yeast, featuring an image of three figures: a boy, a woman, and a man in a top hat. They are in front of a high stone wall in the snow. The boy carries boots and the man carries an umbrella. The picture is tinted red.
Subjects (LC): Boots, Boys, Boys' Clothing, Children, Clothing And Dress, Coats, Hats, Men, Men's Clothing, Snow, Stone Walls, Umbrellas, Winter, Women, Women's Clothing, Yeast
ID: WH106
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ager's Dry Hop Yeast Is the Best in Use
Description: Trade card advertising Ager's Dry Hop Yeast, featuring an image of two figures standing on a street corner in front of a stone wall. The figure on the right has his back turned and is looking at something in his hands. He is carrying a large pot or bucket strapped to his back and a cane between his legs. The figure on the left has his arm raised and appears to be about to strike the pot with a wrench. The picture is tinted red.
Subjects (LC): Clothing And Dress, Hats, Men, Men's Clothing, Pots, Sidewalks, Staffs (Sticks, Canes, Etc.), Stone Walls, Yeast
ID: WH108
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Army Laboratory, U.S.A. Debarkation Hospital No. 3
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing a laboratory at Debarkation Hospital No. 3 in Manhattan. Male and female staff work beneath a window while a uniformed man watches. Two uniformed men can be seen in the background. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Debarkation Hospital No. 3 (New York, N.Y.), Military hospitals, World War, 1914-1918, United States -- Army, Soldiers, Men, Women, People, Windows, Laboratories
ID: nycm_168
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Au Régiment Spécifique Victorieux: La corvée de quartier
Description: Trade card advertising Victorieux featuring an image of five men in white uniforms cleaning the street. They are sweeping and shoveling horse refuse and carting it away in a wheelbarrow. Soldiers (including one playing a trumpet), a horse, and buildings are visible in the background. The back mentions the French army's use of the Victorieux.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Brooms And Brushes, Carts And Carriages, Hats, Housing, Men, Men's Hats, Musical Instruments, Refuse And Refuse Disposal, Shovels, Street Cleaning, Streets, Trees, Trumpet
ID: WH372
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ayer's Cathartic Pills: the Country Doctor
Description: Trade card advertising Ayer's Cathartic Pills featuring an African-American man sitting with a little girl on his knee and a little boy sitting on the ground by his feet. The man is in formal attire, including a hat and eyeglasses, and is holding a pill box with the word Ayer's on it in his left hand and a pill in his right hand. The little girl is in a red-and-white, polka-dot dress and is holding a leaflet titled Ayer's Pills. The boy is looking up at them and holds something in his right hand. At the man's feet and the boy's knees is an open medicine case filled with Ayer's products. The back has an image of a bottle with name of the manufacturer on it: J.C. Ayer and lists what ailments Ayer's Cathartic Pills cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Dysentery, Edema, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Hemorrhoids, Indigestion, Jaundice, Nausea, Neuralgia, Rheumatism
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, African American Children, African American Men, African Americans, Children, Children's Clothing, Clothing And Dress, Eyeglasses, Families, Men's Clothing, Old Age
ID: WH120
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Cures Coughs Colds &c: Penn's Treaty
Description: Trade card advertising Ayer's Cherry Pectoral featuring an image of a meeting between seven colonists (William Penn and others) and seven Native Americans. The Native Americans sit and stand to the left, and the colonists on the right present two scrolls that read "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and Cures Colds, Coughs, &c." William Penn is holding a medicine bottle. The image is loosely based on Benjamin West's oil painting "The Treaty of Penn with the Indians." The back has an image of hands pouring medicine into a spoon in the upper left and text listing the curative properties of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthma, Catarrh, Cold (Disease), Cough, Croup, Influenza, Laryngitis, Throat—Diseases, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Ethnic Costume, Hats, Indians Of North America, Indigenous Peoples, Men, Treaties
ID: WH117
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Description: Trade card advertising Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring an image of a man in a dressing gown holding a bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla and reading a paper advertising the medicine. A woman wearing a bonnet and a dress with lace cuffs and collar reads over his shoulder and clasps his arm. The back explains the product's health benefits and has an image of an animal intertwined with the word "MIND."
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Body Fluids, Catarrh, Eczema, Furuncle, Indigestion, Lymph Node, Rheumatism, Tuberculosis
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Clothing And Dress, Lace And Lacemaking, Men, Men's Clothing, Sarsaparilla, Women, Women's Clothing, Women's Hats
ID: WH111
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Description: Trade card advertising Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring an image of a man in a dressing gown holding a bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla and reading a paper advertising the medicine. A woman wearing a bonnet and a dress with lace cuffs and collar reads over his shoulder and clasps his arm. The back explains the product's health benefits and has an image of an animal intertwined with the word "MIND."
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Body Fluids, Catarrh, Eczema, Furuncle, Indigestion, Lymph Node, Rheumatism, Tuberculosis
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Clothing And Dress, Lace And Lacemaking, Men, Men's Clothing, Sarsaparilla, Women, Women's Clothing, Women's Hats
ID: WH112
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Ayer's Sarsaparilla: the Discovery of America
Description: Trade card advertising Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring five men aboard a sailboat passing a land mass on which there is a large sign that reads "Ayer's Sarsaparilla." Text on the bottom of the card reads "The Discovery of America." The men are in various stages of interacting with one another. From left to right, the first man is looking out at the sea; the second man is holding a book and looks like he is about to speak; the third man is kneeling on one knee and holding out a golden cross; the fourth man is speaking to the fifth man and gesturing toward the land mass; while the fifth man is kneeling with one knee on a pile of rope, his hands on the edge of the boat, and is listening to the fourth. The back shows an image of a bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla with a wreath around its neck and text explaining its curative properties.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Scrofula
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, America, America—Discovery And Exploration, Boats And Boating, Clothing And Dress, Crosses—Cult, Hats, Holy Cross, Islands, Land Settlement, Men, Rope, Sailboats, Sailing Ships, Sea Life, Swords
ID: WH123
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: City Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of City Hospital on Blackwell's Island (now Roosevelt Island). Brick and stone buildings and a grassy lawn are visible; a white flag with a cross is raised on top of the main entrance. Two men sit in front of a stone building on the right-hand side. | Postcard sent with two-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Bee to Mrs. M. L. Casselbury about Grandma French's death and the upcoming funeral and burial.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, City Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Charity Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Prison hospitals, Public hospitals, Lawns, Flags, Men, People, Crosses, Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.), Blackwell's Island (New York, N.Y.)
ID: nycm_054
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Dr. Campbell's Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing Dr. Campbell's Hospital (later Trinity Hospital) in Brooklyn. The hospital is a white wooden building with an American flag atop a cupola; two men walk down the sidewalk in front. The building is encircled by a metal fence and a few trees are seen on the sidewalk. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Hattie to Mrs. J. C. Armstrong of Paulding, Ohio. Hattie writes that the paralysis is not so bad and that there have been 33 deaths on their street. [Considering the date of the postcard, she is presumably referring to the polio epidemic of 1916.]
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Dr. Campbell's Hospital, Trinity Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Poliomyelitis -- New York (State) -- New York, Men, Pedestrians, People, Housing, Single family, Dwellings, Trees, Flags -- United States, Campbell, William Francis, 1865-1926
ID: nycbk_041
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Going for Kendall's Spavin Cure
Description: Trade card advertising Kendall's Spavin Cure featuring a horse pulling a man who is being pulled by a dog. The man is straddled around a wooden stake, holding the horse's reins. The dog has a spotted collar and is biting the man on his rearend. The back features testimony from satisfied customers.
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Dogs, Horses, Men, Nature
ID: WH167
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: 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: Long Island College Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn. The hospital has a low stone wall and a metal fence encircling it. A man stands by a parked car to the left of the building's entrance; a mailbox and a utility pole are on the corner of the sidewalk. Message space to the right and above image. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on front from Neto to her sister, Mrs. Ed Cole, informing her that Uncle Judd is dead and the funeral is Sunday; she hopes her sister can get there in time.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Long Island College Hospital, Men, People, Trees, Automobiles, Columns, Mailboxes, Stone walls, Fences, Electric lines -- Poles and towers
ID: nycbk_077
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Main Gate, U.S.A. General Hospital No. 1
Description: Black-and-white postcard of General Hospital No. 1 in the Bronx. Soldiers and women congregate outside a group of wooden buildings and a main gate, behind which some trees are visible. A soldier with a cocked hat stands in the center; a mailbox is on the left-hand side. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Bronx County, Military hospitals, United States -- Army -- General Hospital No. 1, Soldiers, Uniforms, Men, Women, People, Gates, Gatehouses, Trees, Mailboxes, Shrubs, United States -- Army, World War, 1914-1918
ID: nycbx_073
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Parker's Ginger Tonic
Description: Trade card advertising Parker's Hair Balsam and Parker's Ginger Tonic featuring a formally-dressed man sitting in an armchair defending himself against devilish creatures with an oversized box of Parker's Ginger Tonic. On the creatures' wings are written various ailments the Tonic cures. There is a broken crutch by the man's feet. The back describes the ailments the Balsam and the Tonic cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Body Fluids, Cold (Disease), Cough, Dandruff, Diarrhea, Heartburn, Indigestion, Itching, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Tuberculosis
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Crutches, Demonology, Devil, Domestic Space, Folklore, Men, Mythology
ID: WH318
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Parker's Ginger Tonic: the Best Health and Strength Restorer
Description: Trade card advertising Parker's Ginger Tonic, Parker's Hair Balsam, and Floreston Cologne featuring a text-based panel flanked by two images of men. The one on the left features a man bending over in what seems to be a coughing fit. The one on the right features a man at peace who seems to have just taken the Tonic being advertised. The back lists the benefits of each item advertised.
Conditions Cured (LC): Cough, Dandruff, Indigestion, Rheumatism
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Men, Men's Clothing, Men's Hats
ID: WH180
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Physicians Who Know the Value of Dr. Seth Arnold's Balsam in Curing Bowel Complaints, Use It with Great Success
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. Seth Arnold's Balsam featuring statements from customers on the back, and on the front an image of a man pouring medicine into a spoon for a woman sitting in a chair. The man is on the right and wears knee-length pants with stockings, a long coat, a powdered wig, and a tricorne hat. He carries a walking stick under his arm. The woman is wearing a shawl and a bonnet and has a blanket over her lap and a pillow behind her head. The background of the card includes flowers, leaves, and berries.
Conditions Cured (LC): Diarrhea
Subjects (LC): Berries, Flowers, Hats, Invalids, Leaves, Men, Shawls, Staffs (Sticks, Canes, Etc.), Women, Women's Hats
ID: WH109
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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