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Summary
This collection consists of an advertisement for Philadelphia publisher William W. Harding that doubles as a template for sizing a carte-de-visite. With advertisements for photo albums, family bibles, and instructions for proper sizing.
William W. Harding Photograph Albums advertisement, #09926, Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Terms of Use and Reproduction
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Garrett Scott in 2017. Acquired 2017.
Biographical or Historical Sketch
William White Harding was a well known Philadelphia publisher, for many years owner and editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Born in Philadelphia November 1, 1830, Harding trained at Appleton & Company, and took over the Inquirer from his father in 1859; his policies and decisions made it one of the leading newspapers in the country. Harding also published numerous other items, including photograph albums. He passed away from pneumonia May 15, 1889.
Binding notes
Housed in ShareBox 031 boxShare031 GST/AN/3/1 c.1 (Archival/Manuscript Material) bound in ShareBox 031
