Game of Authors playing card, ca. 1900

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Game of Authors playing card, ca. 1900

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Description

This card game featured eleven different authors. Four cards featured Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

In the game, which was similar to "Go Fish," players competed to finish "books" consisting of four cards with the same author.

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About This Item

  • Title: Game of Authors playing card, ca. 1900
  • Creator: Western Publishing Company
  • Creation Date: circa 1900
  • Subject Date: circa 1900
  • Locations:
    • Portland, Cumberland County, ME
    • Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 2.9 cm x 1.7 cm
  • Local Code: 1998.1.85
  • Object Type: Text and Image

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