How can one not like this!!? ~1894~
Monday, May 18, 2015
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Turn of the 20th Century - Iowa Seed Company Ephemera
I routinely dump interesting postcard images into a folder until I gather enough from one company to become interested. When I saw I had 3 from the Iowa Seed Company, I took a look for catalogs in the Biodiversity Heritage Library with fair success! Later I'll post some of their most interesting advertising art from the catalogs...but today here are the postcards and a few snippets about the company.
"8,600 acres in seed growing"
While I'm not sure, I believe this "we pay the postage" engraving was used by printers around this time for many companies...it isn't unique to this catalog. Sure is wonderful though!!!
below -1893 Market Garden
This is the address on the postcards.
