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A woman is playing the piano; two men and another woman are listening. All are wearing evening dress. Text on the front: "The Harvard Piano." Stamped on the front: "W.S. Underwood Co.,/Pianos,/Sewing & talking machines,/North Adams, Mass." Copyright…

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Woman is playing an organ. Text on the front: "The Estey Phonorium./Batiste offertories/Bach" Text on the back: "Estey Organ Works,/Brattlebor, VT./established, 1846.," Stamped on back: "From/W.S Underwood,/Holden St./North Adams, Mass." The back…

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A man is serenading a woman who is looking out at him from a window. He is holding a tennis racket as if it were a guitar. Text on the front: "W. S. Underwood,/Pianos, organs, sewing machines,/1 Holden St., No. Adams, Mass./Estey Organ…

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The card is edged by a blue fringe pattern and the center is divided diagonally by a gold ribbon. Daisies and an image of a sewing machine fill the upper right section and a water scene with a boat and a fisherman on a bridge fill the lower left…

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A woman, a boy and a man stand around a piano. Although the window in the room looks out on a modern (for the 1890's) building flying an American flag, the man is dressed like someone from the 18th century. Text on the front: "The first music…

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Winter scene of a hillside with a cabin. The view is surrounded by branches of holly. There is also an image of a sewing machine. Text on the front: "The Old Battle Place,/near Orange, Mass./Compliments of New Home/Sewing Machine Co./Orange, Mass./30…

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Flowers and a fan. The fan shows a view of North Lake, Orange, Mass. There is also an image of a sewing machine. Text on the front: "North Lake, Orange, Mass./Compliments/of/New Home Sewing Machine Co./Orange,/Mass." Stamped on the back: "W.S.…

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In the background is a mill and a bridge over the mill stream. In the front is a girl with a sewing machine. Text on the front: "Compliments of/the New Home Sewing Machine Co./Orange, Mass/New York/Boston, Mass/Chicago, ILL/St. Louis, MO/Atlanta,…

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A house in a rural setting, with pansies. There is also an image of a sewing machine. Text on the front: "New home./Compliments/of/the New Home Sewing Machine Co./Orange, Mass. St. Louis. Mo./30 Union Square, N.Y. Dallas, Tex./Chicago, Ill. Atlanta,…

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An image of two trade cards, one a river scene, the other a sailboat on water, tied together with a yellow ribbon and blue flowers. Text on the front: "Compliments of New Home Sewing Machine Co. Orange, Mass." There is also an image of a sewing…

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An elephant and four men are playing tug of war with a teapot. Text on the front: "Compliments of/Union Pacific/Tea Company." Text on the back: "Union Pacific Tea Co./37 Eagle Street,/North Adams, Mass./Headquarters, 79 Water & 80 Front Sts, New…

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Two children, one in blue, the other in pink, are playing a trombone. Text on the front: "Compliments of/Union Pacific/Tea Company." Text on the back: "Don't be deceived!/The Union Pacific Tea Company are/too well known as leaders of the tea/and…
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