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Antique - circa 125+ years old -Remember the Maine / American Armored Cruiser- 2x CardsBefore the Spanish-American War ("New" ship, 1889 ©) / After the Sinking: "Remember the Maine."Star Wind Mills / Flint & Walling Windmill Mfg. Co. - // - Hale's California Stores, Dry Goods, Clothing
"Copyrighted 1889// The New American Armored Cruiser, 'Maine.'"Two historical American advertising trade cards remembering the USS Maine (ACR-1), a pre-dreadnoughtbattleship originally designated as an armored cruiser, whose sinking in 1898 served as a majorcatalyst for the Spanish-American War. TOP CARD: Copyrighted in 1889, roughly nine yearsbefore the ship's tragic sinking in Havana Harbor in 1898.Earliest Chromolithographed Image of USS MAINE ?? - The famous USS Maine was built between1888 and 1895. - The ship was ordered: August 3, 1886 -- Laid down (Keel laid): October 17,1888 at the New York Naval Shipyard (Brooklyn Navy Yard). THIS CARD = Dated 1889 CopyrightWas NOT Launched until November 18, 1890 - - Was not Commissioned until September 17, 1895
"Remember the Maine!:This 2nd card shows the famous USS Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3),but it is mislabeled with the iconic Spanish-American War rallying cry, “REMEMBER THE MAINE!”Historical Context & Details - - The Mislabeled Ship: Despite the text at the bottom, the warship pictured isactually the protected cruiser USS Baltimore, not the second-class battleship USS Maine.During the height of patriotic fervor in 1898, businesses frequently distributed prints, trade cards, andsouvenirs featuring military imagery as promotional giveaways. It was common for local printers at the timeto mistakenly pair available stock photos of generic naval ships with current headline-grabbing slogans.
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- Company: Flint & Walling Mfg. Co.
- Product: Star Wind Mills
- Location: Kendallville, Indiana
- Offered Goods: Hoosier Iron Force and Lift Pumps, tanks, derricks, well tools, drills, augers, and horse powers.
- General Agencies Listed: O.P. Benjamin & Bro. (Lafayette, IND), Bradley, Wheeler & Co. (Kansas City, MO), Pacific Mfg. Co. (San Francisco, CAL), David Bradley & Co. (Council Bluffs, IA), Iowa Wind Mill & Pump Co. (Cedar Rapids, IOWA), and F.F. Collins Mfg. Co. (Fort Worth and San Antonio, TEXAS).
Bottom / Right Card
- Company: Hale's California Stores / Hale and Company
- Location: Salinas City, California (268 and 270 Main Street).
- Other California Locations: San Francisco, Sacramento, Petaluma, San Jose, Stockton, and Los Angeles.
- Offered Goods: Dry goods, fancy goods, clothing, hats, shoes, gents' furnishing goods, "Cresco" corsets, gloves, and "Velvet Grip" hose supporters.
- Store Motto: "Cash - - One Price. Best Goods, Lowest Prices, Satisfaction or Your Money Back."
circa 125+ Years Old - Antique Victorian Advertising Trade Cards: War, Ship, Farm -related Advertising Cards
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