Title
The Eagle Rises to Unveil the Statue of Liberty.
Coverage
New York:
Publisher
Eagle Pencil Co.,
Date
[ca. 1890].
Description
Lift the American eagle on the pedestal and see Lady Liberty rise with a handful of pencils and holding an ad for them. This beautifully chromolithographed trade card also shows the Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, in the background. Many companies appealed to patriotism to make their ads attractive.
Source
Collection of Ellen G. K. Rubin.