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3 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Insignia.

  1. T.M. Cleland papers, 1880-1964

    6,750 items. 27 containers. 11 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Book designer and illustrator. Correspondence, drawings, and title pages and designs for books and advertisements.

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  2. Benjamin K. Edwards collection

    ca. 13,000 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    This collection of tobacco trade cards documents advertising techniques used by American tobacco companies from the late 1800s through the 1940s. Cards were first issued by tobacco companies in the 1880s for distribution in cigarette packages and served to stiffen the packages, promote sales, and foster brand loyalty. Baseball cards became the most popular collecting subject, depicting professional, minor, and amateur league players and teams, 1887-1914. Larger illustrated albums featuring specific sets were also available for collectors. The tobacco cards and albums depict actors and actresses, historical figures, animals and plants, military personnel and equipment, Civil War heroes, various forms of transportation, flags, jokes and puzzles, depictions of life in the American West, and other subjects. Some of the collector's lists, correspondence, and notes relating to the collection of tobacco cards are included with the collection.

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  3. William H. Littlewood map collection

    31 items. 1 folder. 12 maps. 17 volumes. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The collection consists of nine maps of the Osaka-Kobe area of Japan, one World War II-era map of the United States that includes military insignias, 17 issues of The Geographical Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, and two Swedish government documents. William H. Littlewood, the compiler, was a chief oceanographer with the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office and science attaché with the U.S. Foreign Service.