Title

Advertisement for the Cathrell Printing Company

Description

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.

Creator

Cathrell Printing Company, American

Subject

Photography

Communication

African Americans

Sally J. Cathrell

Walter B. Cathrell

Medium

ink on paper
DIMENSIONS:
H x W: 3 11/16 × 6 5/16 in. (9.3 × 16 cm)

Format

jpeg

Date

ca. 1920

Source

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Identifier

OBJECT NUMBER:
2013.46.25.91.1