Name: Youth's Companion Trade Cards: Forty-nine maps of the states.

Barcode: 52841

Image Number: 52841

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/52841.0001

Brief Description: 49 chromolithographic prints; historical anecdotes on the verso of each.

Publishing Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Notes: The Youth's Companion magazine was founded in 1827 in Boston by Perry Mason & Co. In 1929 it merged with The Companion. Early issues centered around religion and young readers but later catered to adults. Among the writers who contributed to the magazine were Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Booker T. Washington and Jack London. Later contributions were by Willa Cather and Winston Churchill. The trading cards were sent to subscribers. On September, 1892 the magazine published the first copy of the pledge of allegiance written by staff member Francis Bellamy.
Youth's Companion trade cards represent an idealized Eurocentric view of historical and contemporary events typical of the late 19th Century. In particular, Southern states depict African American inhabitants in a variety of stereotyped roles.

Publisher: Perry Mason & Co.Youth's Companion

Date Published: 1891

Language: English

Type: Trade cards

Material Type: Paper

Dimensions: 9 x 15 cm

OCLC: 1088557662

Subjects: United States