Ca. 1910 Two large scrapbooks of Banks Business College, Philadelphia Pa. Marketing, Brochures, News Clippings, Pictures, etc.
[Philadelphia]: n.p., n.d.
Scrapbook. Two folio sized scrapbooks mostly filled with Banks College ephemera. The outer covers and spines are in poor condition. Covers are edge worn, chipped, shelf worn, nearly detached, etc. Leather spines mostly perished. Contents mostly clean. Poor to fair condition.
The first scrapbook measures approx. 12.25" x 10". 92 pages of the ledger used for pasted down pictures and information about the College, its President, the classrooms, history of the school, its advantages, etc. These pictures and text pages were neatly removed from brochures and pamphlets. The art deco covers are also pasted down inside.
The second scrapbook measures approx. 14" x 10". About 163 pages were used for pasted down School forms, post cards, brochures, advertising, etc. Some of the pages in back have related ephemera regarding Pierce College in Philadelphia. Several of the pages are detached, chipped and flaking. The paper used for both scrapbooks is very dry and brittle with numerous tears.
Banks Business College operated between the years of 1884-1967. Fair. Item #34700
Price: $125.00