Front of the card depicts a child in Japanese attire, playing violine and a small dog is dancing. The background looks like a painting in Japanese landscape painting.
Front of card depicts a boy wiping a broom with a cloth. A girl waits behind him next to a brick hearth holding a wooden bucket. Behind and to the left of the boy, a copper kettle and a silver pot hang near a pair of fireplace tongs resting against a wall. On the floor behind the girl lie a scrub brush and a bar of soap. Reverse side is text only.
The card shows a picture of a lady with her two kids sleeping on the bed, the lady is reading an edvertisement on a newspaper, in the first page it is written on it the title of the card "Mrs.Winslow's soothing syrup for children teething" and there is a drawing of a syrup tube by the end of the 1st page on the newspaper. On the back of the card there is a picture of a calendar of the year of 1886, also there is a small paragraph in English which is translated to German and French.
The card shows a picture of a lady holding a baby sitting in a garden, next to her there is the baby bed. On the back of the card there is a picture of a calendar from May 1885 to May 1888, also there is a small paragraph in english which is translated to german and french.
Front of the card shows a fantasy scene of a littl boy sitting on a thin branch working a blowing device that is directing ait to fan the flame of a candle sitting on a branch just before him. The boy is in a Turkish type outfit, with a cap that is flopped over his forehead, and a tassle dangles in fron of this eyes. In the upper right: Use Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor the great family ointment.
A group of military personnel in a field standing around their leader saluting him and he is sitting on the back of a horse. Some other soldiers are riding on horses. The uniform relates to American Revolution 1775-1783.
Front shows a small boy reading from an open book while perched on a limb of a tree. Two white birds are "sitting" on their tails with their feet raised as if paying homage to what the boy is reading. A quill is in an ink jar dangling on a twig below the boy.
The trade cards are small, colorfully illustrated advertising cards touting a particular medicine and its many cures. The illustrations often have little to do with any of the ailments purported to be cured. They were pure advertising and very collectible.
One side of the card shows a black and white caricature of a crying baby holding a cat by its tail. The baby is sitting up, its eyes closed tightly in pain, dripping large tears, with its mouth wide open, bawling. The baby's left hand holds tha cat's tail, but we see only its tail and hind legs. Above the baby is printed, "The Prince of Wails," and underneath is, "Minard's Liniment, King of Pain." The other side of the card bears the text.
Front of card depicts a nude infant playing a guitar. It is sitting on the ground with foliage behind. Next to the infant sits a bowl with cookies in it, some spilled on the ground.
Front of card has illustration of white heron with red highlights against a black background. Verso contains testimonials, text, and price information.
On the front of the card there's a girl giving a dog (who's lifting its paw) on a chair a treat. She's standing with a hand behind her back holding a handkerchief and there's a ball on the floor in front of her.
Front of card depicts a girl wearing a dress and cape. She holds a basket with her left arm and a bird is standing on her right index finger as she extends her arm.
Front of card depicts an image of a shaggy dog sitting on a chair beside a sleeping baby in a cradle. Picture implies that one will "sleep like a baby" after taking the advertised headache pills.
Front of card depicts a young woman resting in an arm chair by a window wearing a red robe. There is a table next to the chair with a bottle of Bovinine and two glasses, one filled with Bovinine and one with water. When the card is held to the light her eyes appear to open and a bull appears in the window with the words: My life was saved by Bovinine.
Front of card depicts a bad-dressed man standing in some sort of clinic or barber-shop. He is holding two coats in his hands. One coat is clean and fancy; another one is ragged and dirty. The citation at the bottom of the card says: “I wonder which is mine!”
Two boats in the sea with the sails down. The back of the card includes a number of personal testimonials to the efficacy of the preparation as a remedy for throat and lung ailments.
Description: A blonde young girl is standing next to a wall, placing her right hand against her head, while placing her left arm in front of her. The title “Burdock Blood Bitters” appears over her. The girl is wearing a multicolored dress, striped stockings and black shoes.
Pencilled in long hand along the left edge of the back of the card: "An Uncommon Vision 8/1/98 $1.70 for 4 items". "Carter's Little Liver Pills" in box near top of back of card with two pointing fingers on each side of box.
One side of the card displays a colorful illustration of a man and a woman riding in a train or a trolly. The well-dressed man in top hat and coat is seated reading a paper, with his valise on the floor by his side. The woman, who is standing, carries a basket apparently full of vegetables from her marketing. She is looking sideways back at the seated man with a look of great annoyance on her face, and the heel of one of her boots is in top of the man's foot. He grins as if to say that he does not feel any pain. At the bottom of the picture is the line: Gent. I can support anything, I use Mennen's Sure Corn Killer. In the bottom right corner is a small inset with pictures of two feet, one labeled "before" and one labeled "after," to illustrate the effectiveness of the product.
Front of card depicts a daisy plant of six flowers and various leaves. The daisy petals are white with pink edges. A branch of three pine cones lies beneath on the verdant ground. Reverse side is text only.
On the front card the picture shows a young girl wearing a red dress sitting on a sofa, next to her there is a Sheep. On the front card also there is an extract from Mrs. Schultz' letter.