In this video, Lauren Hewes, the Society’s vice president for collections, introduces several types of 18th-century paper ephemera that include pictorial design elements. Broadsides, trade cards, and billheads are among the types of ephemera featured.
This educational video explores themes discussed in The News Media and the Making of America, 1730-1800, the 2021 NEH Summer Institute for K-12 Educators.
Primary sources, listed in order of appearance
The following primary sources were discussed in this video.
| Timestamp | Thumbnail | Access | Title | Item details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:37 |
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Enlarge image | The Book of trades, or Library of the useful arts ... | AAS catalog record |
| 0:41 |
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Enlarge image | L'imprimeur lithographe et l'imprimeur en taille-douce. | AAS catalog record |
| 0:47 |
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Enlarge image | Uncut sheets of playing cards | AAS catalog record |
| 0:59 |
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Enlarge image | Relief wood block | |
| 1:50 |
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Enlarge image | The New-Hampshire Gazette | AAS catalog record |
| 2:43 |
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Enlarge image | The Eruption of Mount Etna in 1787. | AAS catalog record |
| 3:04 |
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Enlarge image | George Washington Esqr. President of the United States of America. | AAS catalog record |
| 3:21 |
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Enlarge image | By the President of the United States of America. | AAS catalog record |
| 3:41 |
![A representation of the figures exhibited and paraded through the streets of Philadelphia. [political print]](https://devel.americanantiquarian.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/153074_0001.jpg?itok=1QeybfQJ) |
Enlarge image | A representation of the figures exhibited and paraded through the streets of Philadelphia. | AAS catalog record |
| 3:48 |
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Enlarge image | The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King - Street Boston. | AAS catalog record |
| 3:54 |
![Map of the province of Nova Scotia and parts adjacent [copper]](https://devel.americanantiquarian.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/466543_0001.jpg?itok=0yBPVHXh) |
Enlarge image | To His Excellency Edwd. Cornwallis Esq. governour ... this map of the province of Nova Scotia and parts adjacent ... | AAS catalog record |
| 3:54 |
![A Plan of the City and Harbour of Louisbourg [wood]](https://devel.americanantiquarian.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/351222_0001.jpg?itok=2-J51pys) |
Enlarge image | A Plan of the City and Harbour of Louisbourg | AAS catalog record |
| 4:09 |
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Enlarge image | Geburts-und Taufschein. | AAS catalog record |
| 4:15 |
![[Blank] Is hereby declared to be [blank] member of the incorporated Humane Society of Philadelphia [copper]](https://devel.americanantiquarian.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/462727.jpg?itok=WLMBIqZO) |
Enlarge image | [Blank] Is hereby declared to be [blank] member of the incorporated Humane Society of Philadelphia | AAS catalog record |
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