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- Heavy cardstock measuring approximately 5 x 7 inches
- Washington, D.C.: Sheiry, 1896
Washington, D.C.: Sheiry, 1896. Heavy cardstock measuring approximately 5 x 7 inches. Some wear and toning, with manuscript note verso; excellent.. The Washington, D.C. area experienced a rapid increase in population during and in the few decades after the Civil War, and a suburbanization boom followed. Increasing suburbanization was made possible by the expansion of transit networks, including trolleys, streetcars, and railroads, which extended throughout the city and into neighboring Maryland and Virginia. Moreover, the relative affluence of the city promoted real estate speculation.[1]
Offered here is an advertisement for Andrew J. Schwartz’s real estate services in Maryland and Virginia, likely handed out as a promotional item during a public fair, as manuscript verso reads “I attended the fair Sept. 30, 1896.” Alongside “Useful Information” about public landmarks in Washington, D.C., the card advises the reader of the “healthy climate, beautiful scenery, kinder soil, and better water” in Maryland and Virginia. The front of the card features an attractive printed engraving of a farm scene: a young family relaxes among their cattle, with a farmhouse in the distant background.
[1] Anneli Moucka Levy, “Washington, D.C. and the Growth of Its Early Suburbs: 1860 – 1920,” M.A. thesis (University of Maryland, 1980).
Offered here is an advertisement for Andrew J. Schwartz’s real estate services in Maryland and Virginia, likely handed out as a promotional item during a public fair, as manuscript verso reads “I attended the fair Sept. 30, 1896.” Alongside “Useful Information” about public landmarks in Washington, D.C., the card advises the reader of the “healthy climate, beautiful scenery, kinder soil, and better water” in Maryland and Virginia. The front of the card features an attractive printed engraving of a farm scene: a young family relaxes among their cattle, with a farmhouse in the distant background.
[1] Anneli Moucka Levy, “Washington, D.C. and the Growth of Its Early Suburbs: 1860 – 1920,” M.A. thesis (University of Maryland, 1980).