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Color Postcard: Geismar's, Hoboken, NJ, 1908
2017.005.1046
2017.005
Estate of John DePalma
Purchase
Gustave Verbeek
Media Artist
Tiny Tads Co.
1908
"Tiny Tads" refers to the characters in the comic strip "The Terrors of the Tiny Tads," created by Gustave Verbeek, an artist and cartoonist. These characters appeared in postcards, often with illustrations by Verbeek himself. While Tiny Tads isn't a postcard company in itself, there are indications of a Tiny Tads Company that published some of the postcards featuring Verbeek's artwork. This suggests a licensing or partnership agreement where the company reproduced and distributed the postcards based on Verbeek's creations.
Postmark
Verso middle
Hoboken, N.J. Sep [illegible] 3:30 PM 1908
Inscription
Recto left
It's now that the weather Begins to grow cool, And the bad boy begins To play hookey from school
Inscription
Recto right
September 1908 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Inscription
Recto bottom left of image
Copyright 1908 by Tiny Tads Co., N.Y.
Hand writing
Recto middle toward right & bottom
Now that Summer is going away, the important question is where to find the best assortments and values in Autumn Jasion-- We think me know the anomer. Gerard Meyer Co. - Hoboken
Hand writing
Verso middle & bottom
Mrs. E. G. Maynard. Maynard Way Rutherford
3-1/2 in
5-1/2 in