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A metamorphic card with two flaps. One opens up, the other down. Front: The face of a crying man. Text on the front: "These clothing bills will ruin me!" Top flap opened: Face of a frowning man. Text inside top flap: "Still I am sad, but I have an…

A couple seated in their parlor in front of a stove. The picture includes two winged cherubs. Text on front: "Ray Hubbel's for oil cloths./Patent/Ornamental/Metal corners." The words "Pat. Feb.10 1880" appear in each corner. Text on back: "M. L.…

A man in a cap, red shirt, blue pants, with a beard, is pointing to an advertisement on a wall with his pipe. There are three young children (two of whom are barefoot) and a baby in the scene. Text on the front: "Use Clark's Spool Cotton/Trade…

Man in a tail coat, holding a hat. Black and white. Text on front: "American puzzle cards./Copyright 1880./The Doctor and his patients./(Over)" Faces of the Doctor's patients can be found in the image. Text on back: "The solution of this puzzle, as…

A man, who was fishing, is falling into the water, while a boy and dog try to rescue him. Text on the front: "The struggle for life./Cody & Carpenter,/furniture and undertaking,/22 to 30 Eagle Street,/No. Adams." 125. (lower left corner). The back is…

A man with a fishing rod, a dog and a boy are sitting on a grassy bank next to a body of water. Text on the front: "An anxious moment./Cody & Carpenter,/furniture and undertaking,/22 to 30 Eagle Street,/No. Adams." 125. (lower left corner). The back…

A man dressed in a top-hat and blue suit, who is smoking and wearing a monocle, is sprayed with water from a hose by an older man, while woman weeps in the background. Text on the front: "Celluloid/waterproof/collars, cuffs &/shirt bosoms./suitors…

A man, who had been fishing, and a boy are standing, soaking wet, in a body of water. A dog on the bank is shaking off water. Text on the front: "After the battle./Cody & Carpenter,/furniture and undertaking,/22 to 30 Eagle Street,/No. Adams" 125.…

A elderly store keeper is chucking a pretty young woman under the chin, while his dismayed wife looks on. Text on the front: "An approaching storm./Special inducements." "No.376" appears in the lower left corner and "c.m" in the lower right. Text on…

A man and woman are playing a duet, he on a violin, she on a piano, while a small child reaches for the keyboard. Text on the front: "The Smith/American Organ/and/Piano Co./531 Tremont Street,/Boston./Wood Bros,/75 North St., Pittsfield,/10 Bank St.,…

Man, with a fishing rod and dog, walking down a country road. Text on the front: "Gilt Edge/(in large bottles)/is the only gloss dressing for ladies' shoes that contains/oil to soften the leather and make it wear longer./Sole manufacturers/Whittemore…

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…