Boy on horse shooting rifle at owl, from the Comic Powder Novelties series (N200) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Trade cards from the "Comic Powder Novelties" series (N200), issued ca. 1890 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. Each card instructs the collector to place a burning cigarette at the point of the gun on each card's image. The burning paper then mirrors the bullet's trajectory. Most examples here show the resulting burn marks.
Artwork Details
- Title:Boy on horse shooting rifle at owl, from the Comic Powder Novelties series (N200) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
- Publisher:Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
- Date:ca. 1890
- Medium:Commercial lithograph
- Dimensions:Sheet: 3 × 3 in. (7.6 × 7.6 cm)
- Classifications:Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line:The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
- Object Number:63.350.216.200.3
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
1888
Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
1888
Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
1888
Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
1888
Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
1888
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