J. Stanley-Brown and E.H. Harriman Lantern Slides

Collection Creator: Keystone View Company; Maertz, J.F., Department Store (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Collection Photographer: Rau, William H., 1855-1920
Collection Creator: Stanley-Brown, Joseph, 1858-1941

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Collection Citation: Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Scope and Contents: Series 4: J. F. Maertz Department Stores advertisement lantern slides, early 1920s, is divided into thirteen subseries: Subseries 1: Bathrooms, undated; Subseries 2: Children's shoes and clothing, undated; Subseries 3: Dress goods, undated; Subseries 4: Dress patterns, undated; Subseries 5: Hosiery, undated; Subseries 6: House furnishings, undated; Subseries 7: House wares, undated; Subseries 8: Ladies' Home Journal, undated; Subseries 9: Shoes, undated; Subseries 10: Store advertising, undated; Subseries 11: Underwear, undated; Subseries 12: Women's clothing, undated; and Subseries 13: Miscellaneous, undated. The series consists of lantern slides showing advertisements used in J.F. Maertz Department Store catalogs for consumer goods. Slides are categorized by type of goods, including children's shoes and clothes, bathroom needs, dress patterns, men's wear, shoes, house furnishings, house wares, Ladies' Home Journal, and underwear.

Collection Restrictions: Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected lantern slides and stereographs must be handled with gloves.